California earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 76 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 76 km W of Ferndale, California on Wed, Sep 26, 1984, 3:13 AM PDT (10:13 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-09-26 10:13:18 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.477° N, 125.161° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km NE of Fields Landing, California · 15346 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15345 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15342 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.234 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15342 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15342 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.670 km W of Indianola, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.995 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.70 km N of Humboldt Hill, California · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.744 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15334 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.0103 km W of Ferndale, California · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.059 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15331 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.231 km SW of Scotia, California · 15331 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.727 km SW of Scotia, California · 15327 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.837 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15322 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15321 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15319 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.685 km W of Ferndale, California · 15316 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15314 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15313 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.748 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15312 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.490 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15311 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.580 km W of Ferndale, California · 15308 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.576 km W of Ferndale, California · 15308 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.069 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15307 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.59 km SW of Scotia, California · 15306 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.523 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15304 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.06 km W of Redcrest, California · 15302 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.612 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15301 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15301 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.266 km WSW of Ferndale, CA · 15301 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.8134 km W of Ferndale, California · 15300 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15298 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15296 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.647 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15296 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.70 km SW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15294 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15286 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Ferndale, California · 15347 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.639 km W of Ferndale, California · 15347 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.113 km S of Scotia, California · 15347 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.31 km ESE of Humboldt Hill, California · 15348 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15349 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.365 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15350 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.40 km ESE of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.737 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15351 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.20 km E of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.10 km WNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.20 km SW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.8101 km W of Ferndale, California · 15351 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.50 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15353 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.00 km E of Humboldt Hill, California · 15353 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15354 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.055 km W of Trinidad, California · 15355 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.044 km W of Indianola, California · 15355 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.19 km W of Indianola, California · 15357 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.658 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15357 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.837 km SW of Scotia, California · 15357 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc28613. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.