M2.0 earthquake 43 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 19, 1982, 10:21 PM PST

UTC

1982-12-20 06:21:40 UTC

Depth

14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.329° N, 124.669° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

312°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast44 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast53 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast250 kmWNW

After

1. 3.019 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 9:05 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.124 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 4:30 PM PST · 15988 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 9:15 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.532 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 11:16 AM PST · 15986 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 8:14 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.120 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 1:58 AM PST · 15985 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.98 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 11:47 AM PST · 15984 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.524 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 7:31 PM PST · 15984 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 2:09 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.084 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 3:38 PM PST · 15981 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.823 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 4:28 AM PST · 15980 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 11:50 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.116 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:54 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.814 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:55 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.817 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Dec 31, 8:23 PM PST · 15978 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.623 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 6:06 AM PST · 15976 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
17. 3.810 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 10:51 AM PST · 15976 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.019 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 7:52 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.712 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:15 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.33 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:14 PM PST · 15974 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.718 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 4:25 AM PST · 15974 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.029 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 2:22 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 3:08 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
24. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 7:56 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.77 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 8:09 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.756 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 8:26 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.815 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 10:27 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
28. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 12:26 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 2:03 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
30. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 7:22 PM PST · 15967 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
31. 2.11 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 1:15 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.517 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 5:17 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
33. 2.14 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 4:44 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
34. 2.716 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 10:29 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.50 km NE of Fortuna, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 7:30 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 10:32 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.232 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 12:59 AM PST · 15963 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.939 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 6:36 AM PST · 15963 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:16 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 2:38 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.68 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 8:29 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.215 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 9:42 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
44. 2.317 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 9:49 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
45. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 8:21 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.928 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:22 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
47. 2.223 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:41 PM PST · 15960 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.519 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:42 PM PST · 15960 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 19, 9:04 AM PST · 15959 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
50. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 1:10 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.545 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 9:40 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 11:54 PM PST · 15957 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
53. 2.422 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 2:47 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 6:04 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
55. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 24, 7:59 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
56. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 12:25 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 3:55 PM PST · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
58. 2.06 km NW of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 9:51 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 10:50 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.215 km NE of Leggett, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 11:05 PM PST · 15948 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 3.35 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:08 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:24 AM PST · 15990 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 3:29 AM PST · 15990 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.93 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 18, 11:55 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.8Northern CaliforniaFri, Dec 17, 11:05 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.52 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 4:29 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.815 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:38 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.15 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 1:47 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.03 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 12:56 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
11. 4.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 10:53 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 9:00 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.814 km NNE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 5:13 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 12:46 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
15. 3.65 km W of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:15 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:04 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.09 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 11:51 PM PST · 15995 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 5:11 PM PST · 15997 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 3:11 AM PST · 15997 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.549 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 12:13 PM PST · 15998 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083271. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.