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M3.1 earthquake 91 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 91 km W of Ferndale, California on Tue, Dec 7, 1982, 11:26 AM PST (19:26 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 108 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-12-07 19:26:01 UTC
Depth
62.6 km (38.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.647° N, 125.338° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.1 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
321°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.038 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15994 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.5141 km W of Ferndale, California · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4108 km W of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.914 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15992 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.9102 km W of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.616 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15991 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.385 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.549 km W of Ferndale, California · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15990 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.09 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15989 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15988 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.65 km W of Hydesville, California · 15988 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, California · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, California · 15983 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, California · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.35 km E of Loleta, California · 15983 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15983 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15980 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.532 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15979 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.120 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15979 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.98 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.524 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15977 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, California · 15976 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.084 km W of Ferndale, California · 15974 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15973 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.116 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15972 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.814 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15972 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.623 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15969 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.8131 km W of Ferndale, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.712 km NW of Manila, California · 15968 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.718 km W of Indianola, California · 15967 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.029 km W of Indianola, California · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.77 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.756 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15965 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.815 km SW of Scotia, California · 15963 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15963 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15960 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.14 km WNW of Manila, California · 15958 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.716 km W of Samoa, California · 15958 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.50 km NE of Fortuna, California · 15957 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15957 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.232 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15957 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.939 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15956 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15955 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15955 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.215 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15954 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.317 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15954 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.928 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.223 km W of Indianola, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.519 km W of Indianola, California · 15953 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15952 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.033 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, California · 15998 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15998 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15999 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.615 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15999 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.66 km S of Ferndale, California · 15999 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.56 km S of Ferndale, California · 15999 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16000 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.212 km NW of Manila, California · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16001 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.8184 km W of Ferndale, California · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.2160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16001 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.98 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16001 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16003 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16003 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.432 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16004 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16006 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16006 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16008 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.