M2.4 earthquake 32 km SSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jun 24, 1984, 10:17 PM PDT

UTC

1984-06-25 05:17:06 UTC

Depth

19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.329° N, 124.478° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

245°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

20

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast33 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast40 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast235 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast889 kmNW

After

1. 1.53 km NNE of Redway, CaliforniaTue, Jun 26, 5:10 AM PDT · 15437 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.753 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 26, 11:37 PM PDT · 15436 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.066 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 15436 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
4. 3.4109 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 28, 11:46 PM PDT · 15434 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.532 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 29, 9:15 AM PDT · 15434 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
6. 3.164 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 15434 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.724 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jul 1, 4:20 AM PDT · 15432 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.932 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 1, 10:10 AM PDT · 15432 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.48 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 10:33 AM PDT · 15431 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.23 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 3:39 PM PDT · 15431 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.08 km SW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jul 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 15430 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.59 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jul 6, 9:05 AM PDT · 15427 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.416 km N of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jul 9, 5:54 PM PDT · 15424 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.142 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 11, 12:13 PM PDT · 15422 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.537 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 12, 6:06 PM PDT · 15421 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.520 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 12, 8:17 PM PDT · 15420 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.832 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 13, 3:58 AM PDT · 15420 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 17, 2:17 AM PDT · 15416 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.616 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Jul 18, 1:18 AM PDT · 15415 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.621 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 19, 11:40 AM PDT · 15414 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.498 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 20, 12:20 AM PDT · 15413 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.3113 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 26, 11:49 AM PDT · 15407 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
23. 3.352 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 11:30 PM PDT · 15405 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.950 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 11:31 PM PDT · 15405 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.636 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 29, 3:23 PM PDT · 15404 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.630 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 30, 5:25 AM PDT · 15403 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
27. 2.843 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 30, 9:11 PM PDT · 15402 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.145 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 30, 9:12 PM PDT · 15402 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
29. 3.18 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 10:42 AM PDT · 15399 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
30. 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 6:38 PM PDT · 15399 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
31. 1.94 km ENE of Redway, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 6:52 PM PDT · 15399 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
32. 4.083 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 8:00 PM PDT · 15398 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.332 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 4, 6:25 AM PDT · 15398 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
34. 4.742 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 4, 2:45 PM PDT · 15398 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
35. 1.547 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 4, 3:24 PM PDT · 15398 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
36. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 4, 5:07 PM PDT · 15398 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.644 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 4, 9:09 PM PDT · 15397 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.329 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 12:17 PM PDT · 15397 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.537 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 4:27 PM PDT · 15397 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.044 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 6, 7:56 AM PDT · 15396 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
41. 1.612 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Aug 8, 2:14 PM PDT · 15394 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
42. 3.27 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 2:05 PM PDT · 15388 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 12:58 PM PDT · 15387 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.540 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 12:08 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.123 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 2:52 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 10:00 AM PDT · 15386 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.534 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 1:54 PM PDT · 15386 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.886 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 8:19 PM PDT · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.881 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 7:39 AM PDT · 15383 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.646 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 3:19 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.916 km NW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 4:30 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.619 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 8:55 PM PDT · 15381 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
53. 2.474 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 7:29 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
54. 1.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 10:46 AM PDT · 15380 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
55. 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 1:18 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
56. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 2:44 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.69 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 5:40 PM PDT · 15379 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 3.368 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 24, 6:24 PM PDT · 15439 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.757 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jun 24, 6:07 PM PDT · 15439 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 24, 7:28 AM PDT · 15439 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
4. 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 23, 7:13 PM PDT · 15440 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.688 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 7:26 PM PDT · 15444 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.67 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 2:35 AM PDT · 15445 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.635 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 11:53 PM PDT · 15446 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.555 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 2:07 PM PDT · 15447 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 12:07 AM PDT · 15447 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
10. 3.37 km ESE of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 7:28 PM PDT · 15448 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.947 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 7:11 AM PDT · 15448 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.72 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 3:32 PM PDT · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.574 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 13, 11:26 PM PDT · 15449 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.223 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 7:54 AM PDT · 15453 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
15. 3.0111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 8:40 PM PDT · 15453 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.933 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 5:48 PM PDT · 15454 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.029 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 5:44 PM PDT · 15454 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.68 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 9:50 AM PDT · 15454 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.987 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 6:14 AM PDT · 15454 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.313 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 7, 7:37 AM PDT · 15456 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1116821. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.