California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 25 km NNE of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Redcrest, California on Fri, Dec 28, 1984, 1:08 AM PST (09:08 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km ESE of Willow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-28 09:08:06 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.599° N, 123.800° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km ESE of Willow Creek, California · 15242 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.03 km ESE of Willow Creek, California · 15242 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.933 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.644 km W of Ferndale, California · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.425 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.324 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15239 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 15238 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.510 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.18 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.629 km NE of Covelo, California · 15234 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.97 km SSW of Trinity Village, California · 15233 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.625 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15232 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.960 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.29 km ESE of Hyampom, California · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Covelo, California · 15228 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.125 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15228 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15227 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.23 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15221 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.74 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15220 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.012 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15218 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15214 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.423 km WSW of Weott, California · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.222 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.052 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.325 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.647 km W of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.826 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 15209 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15207 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.821 km N of Willow Creek, California · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.715 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 15206 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15203 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15202 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.18 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 15198 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15195 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.326 km S of Ruth, California · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, California · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15189 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15187 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15187 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15186 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.028 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15184 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km ENE of Fields Landing, California · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.753 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15244 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.218 km SE of Ruth, California · 15245 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.222 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15246 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.816 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15246 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.97 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 15246 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.87 km S of Ferndale, California · 15250 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.58 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15250 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15251 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.852 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15252 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.39 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 15253 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Scotia, California · 15254 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.316 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.134 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15258 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.315 km SW of Scotia, California · 15259 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.90 km WNW of Manila, California · 15260 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Benbow, California · 15260 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.432 km SW of Scotia, California · 15262 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.94 km ESE of Orick, California · 15265 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.045 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15266 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1124802 (also filed as usp0002afw). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.