M2.0 earthquake 84 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 3:38 PM PST

UTC

1982-12-28 23:38:29 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.437° N, 125.250° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

277°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast85 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast94 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast301 kmWNW

After

1. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 11:50 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.116 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:54 AM PST · 15973 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.814 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:55 AM PST · 15973 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.623 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 6:06 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.8131 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 6:40 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.712 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:15 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.33 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:14 PM PST · 15968 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.718 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 4:25 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.029 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 2:22 PM PST · 15967 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 3:08 PM PST · 15967 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 7:56 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.77 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 8:09 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.756 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 8:26 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.815 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 10:27 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 12:26 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 2:03 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 7:22 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.14 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 4:44 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.716 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 10:29 PM PST · 15958 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.50 km NE of Fortuna, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 7:30 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 10:32 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.232 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 12:59 AM PST · 15957 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.939 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 6:36 AM PST · 15957 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:16 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 2:38 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.215 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 9:42 AM PST · 15955 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.317 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 9:49 AM PST · 15955 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 8:21 AM PST · 15954 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
30. 1.928 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:22 AM PST · 15954 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.223 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:41 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
32. 1.519 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:42 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 19, 9:04 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
34. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 1:10 AM PST · 15952 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.545 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 9:40 AM PST · 15952 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 11:54 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.422 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 2:47 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
38. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 6:04 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 24, 7:59 PM PST · 15947 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 12:25 AM PST · 15947 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 3:55 PM PST · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 10:50 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.532 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 10:31 PM PST · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 8:16 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
45. 4.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 1:21 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 11:31 AM PST · 15939 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
47. 3.579 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 3, 10:00 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
48. 3.118 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 12:33 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
49. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 1:11 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.518 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:33 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
51. 2.427 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 12:45 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
52. 2.238 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
53. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:48 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
54. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:50 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
55. 2.470 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 7:30 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 6:42 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
57. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 9:44 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.79 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 7:45 PM PST · 15931 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
59. 4.144 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 10:28 AM PST · 15930 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
60. 3.010 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 6:40 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 2:09 AM PST · 15977 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.524 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 7:31 PM PST · 15978 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.98 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 11:47 AM PST · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.120 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 1:58 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 8:14 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.532 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 11:16 AM PST · 15980 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 9:15 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
8. 3.019 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 9:05 AM PST · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 10:21 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
10. 3.35 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:08 PM PST · 15984 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:24 AM PST · 15984 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 3:29 AM PST · 15984 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.93 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 18, 11:55 AM PST · 15985 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.52 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 4:29 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.15 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 1:47 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.03 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 12:56 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
18. 4.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 10:53 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 9:00 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
20. 3.65 km W of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:15 AM PST · 15989 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083621. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.