California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 70 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 70 km W of Ferndale, California on Tue, Feb 8, 1983, 7:30 PM PST (03:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 37 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-09 03:30:38 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.498° N, 125.088° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15931 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15931 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15930 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.144 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15929 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.010 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15929 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.121 km W of Ferndale, California · 15927 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.286 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15927 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 15924 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 15924 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.435 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15923 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.064 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.478 km W of Ferndale, California · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.626 km W of Ferndale, California · 15920 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.961 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15920 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 15916 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15914 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.553 km W of Ferndale, California · 15912 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15911 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15909 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15909 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.365 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15905 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.734 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15902 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.326 km SW of Scotia, California · 15902 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15901 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.032 km SW of Scotia, California · 15897 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 15897 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15894 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15894 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.08 km W of Loleta, California · 15894 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.58 km SW of Scotia, California · 15894 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.213 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15894 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.428 km W of Trinidad, California · 15893 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.883 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15892 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.68 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15892 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.154 km W of Ferndale, California · 15891 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.132 km W of Ferndale, California · 15889 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15889 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.021 km W of Samoa, California · 15889 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.521 km W of Ferndale, California · 15887 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.617 km SW of Scotia, California · 15887 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15885 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.012 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15885 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.1off the coast of Northern California · 15885 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 15884 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15883 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.841 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15882 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15882 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.121 km SW of Scotia, California · 15882 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.821 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15880 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15877 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.72 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 15875 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.135 km SW of Scotia, California · 15874 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15932 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15932 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.238 km W of Ferndale, California · 15933 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.427 km W of Ferndale, California · 15936 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.518 km SW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.118 km SW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.579 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, California · 15938 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15939 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15940 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.532 km W of Trinidad, California · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15944 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15947 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15947 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15949 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.422 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15950 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15951 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.545 km W of Ferndale, California · 15951 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1087576. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.