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M2.6 earthquake 47 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 47 km W of Ferndale, California on Thu, Jan 31, 1985, 4:52 AM PST (12:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 43 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-01-31 12:52:04 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.524° N, 124.820° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
308°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15219 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15216 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.3112 km W of Ferndale, California · 15216 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.293 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15215 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15213 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15213 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15212 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.0109 km W of Ferndale, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15199 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15197 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15197 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15196 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15195 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.028 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15194 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.637 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.035 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15188 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.63 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15187 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.761 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15176 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.312 km W of Indianola, California · 15173 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15171 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15170 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, California · 15169 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15168 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 15166 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15166 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.48 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 15163 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 15162 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15162 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.031 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.843 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15160 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.325 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.465 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.052 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.222 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15223 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.423 km WSW of Weott, California · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15224 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 15227 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 15227 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15229 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15230 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.74 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15230 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.23 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15231 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.872 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.879 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15237 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15238 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.960 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15238 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42296. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.