M2.0 earthquake 28 km SSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 7, 1984, 2:54 AM PST

UTC

1984-02-07 10:54:49 UTC

Depth

16.2 km (10.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.355° N, 124.429° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

259°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast36 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast231 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast889 kmNW

After

1. 2.018 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Feb 7, 5:38 AM PST · 15568 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 7, 9:11 PM PST · 15567 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.216 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 12:33 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.36 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 10:17 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.25 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 10:38 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
6. 3.15 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 11:04 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.45 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 11:44 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.628 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 14, 3:37 AM PST · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.528 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 16, 2:56 PM PST · 15558 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.90 km N of Myers Flat, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 8:19 AM PST · 15553 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.071 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 3:51 PM PST · 15552 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.930 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 25, 7:46 AM PST · 15550 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.155 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 25, 10:38 PM PST · 15549 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.23 km S of Loleta, CaliforniaMon, Feb 27, 5:54 AM PST · 15548 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 4:15 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
16. 5.280 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 7:16 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.515 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 7:47 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.823 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 6:04 AM PST · 15545 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 6:31 AM PST · 15542 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 6:18 AM PST · 15541 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.90 km NNE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 11:55 PM PST · 15540 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
22. 1.626 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 5:20 AM PST · 15540 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
23. 1.712 km ESE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Mar 7, 10:03 AM PST · 15539 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
24. 3.140 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Mar 8, 9:16 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
25. 3.230 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 8, 10:35 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.622 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 4:07 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
27. 2.933 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 10:24 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 9:54 AM PST · 15535 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.711 km NNE of Hyampom, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 2:30 AM PST · 15534 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.536 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 13, 11:17 AM PST · 15533 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
31. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 13, 3:59 PM PST · 15532 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.683 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 15, 4:04 AM PST · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
33. 3.637 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 15, 5:35 AM PST · 15531 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.13 km WSW of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Mar 17, 9:19 AM PST · 15529 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 17, 11:12 AM PST · 15529 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.332 km WSW of Ferndale, CASun, Mar 18, 12:02 AM PST · 15528 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.624 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 18, 6:32 PM PST · 15527 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.134 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 18, 9:26 PM PST · 15527 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
39. 3.42 km WNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 1:00 PM PST · 15527 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
40. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 5:42 PM PST · 15522 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 3:04 PM PST · 15521 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
42. 1.620 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 6:40 PM PST · 15521 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.018 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 6:42 PM PST · 15521 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
44. 1.619 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 6:44 PM PST · 15521 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
45. 1.919 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 9:12 PM PST · 15518 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
46. 2.617 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 4:09 AM PST · 15518 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
47. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 7:22 AM PST · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.213 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 7:24 AM PST · 15517 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 8:49 AM PST · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.12 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 4:44 AM PST · 15516 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
51. 3.598 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 5:51 AM PST · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
52. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 7:05 AM PST · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.611 km SE of Hyampom, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 3:07 PM PST · 15512 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.827 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 4:06 PM PST · 15511 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
55. 1.727 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 6, 1:12 AM PST · 15509 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.61 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaFri, Apr 6, 8:23 AM PST · 15509 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
57. 1.79 km S of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Apr 6, 12:35 PM PST · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 6, 12:51 AM PST · 15569 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.68 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 1:50 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.528 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 8:42 AM PST · 15570 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.125 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 6:19 AM PST · 15570 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.626 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 5:19 AM PST · 15570 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.36 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 7:31 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
7. 3.89 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 12:49 PM PST · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.934 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 2:02 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.617 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 7:01 AM PST · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
10. 3.238 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 12:15 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.614 km WSW of Leggett, CaliforniaSun, Jan 29, 7:23 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.762 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 9:31 PM PST · 15577 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.628 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 8:01 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.94 km NNE of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Jan 27, 3:15 PM PST · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.669 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 27, 3:15 PM PST · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.794 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 5:30 PM PST · 15579 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.136 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 1:51 PM PST · 15581 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
18. 3.025 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 10:02 AM PST · 15581 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.727 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 3:39 AM PST · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.527 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 24, 9:24 AM PST · 15582 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1110941. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.