California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 65 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Mon, Jan 28, 1985, 10:40 PM PST (06:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 47 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-29 06:40:37 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.273° N, 124.926° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
309°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.647 km W of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15207 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.3112 km W of Ferndale, California · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.293 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15205 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15203 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15202 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15195 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.0109 km W of Ferndale, California · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, California · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15189 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15187 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15187 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15186 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.63 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15178 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.761 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15166 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.312 km W of Indianola, California · 15163 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.827 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15161 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15160 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, California · 15159 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 15157 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15156 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.48 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 15153 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15152 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.052 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.222 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.423 km WSW of Weott, California · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15214 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15220 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.74 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.23 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15221 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.872 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.879 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15227 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.125 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15228 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.960 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.566 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15230 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 4.094 km W of Ferndale, California · 15235 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 15239 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42290. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.