M3.8 earthquake 229 km W of Ferndale, California
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 229 km W of Ferndale, California on Sat, Nov 27, 1982, 2:05 AM PST (10:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-27 10:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.265° N, 126.942° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16011 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.8184 km W of Ferndale, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.5141 km W of Ferndale, California · 16003 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r4x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.