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M2.0 earthquake 29 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Aug 24, 1983, 7:30 AM PDT (14:30 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-24 14:30:37 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.351° N, 124.440° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.463 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.032 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.146 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.539 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.228 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.445 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.226 km W of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.115 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.530 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.95 km NNW of Redway, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.341 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.845 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 15745 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.333 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.911 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.713 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.026 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.929 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.015 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.935 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.233 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 3.012 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.752 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.116 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.68 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.017 km S of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.844 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.110 km S of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.911 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.16 km S of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.513 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.411 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.749 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15744 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.940 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15744 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.56 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15744 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.735 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15744 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15744 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.337 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.549 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.347 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.740 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.141 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.915 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.434 km SW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.251 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.934 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.922 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.031 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15745 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.17 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15745 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1101002. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.