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M3.2 earthquake 93 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 93 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Mon, Feb 4, 1985, 7:55 AM PST (15:55 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 29 km SW of Scotia, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-02-04 15:55:23 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.374° N, 125.336° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 23.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15204 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15202 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15195 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.0109 km W of Ferndale, California · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15189 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15187 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15187 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15186 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.761 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15166 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.312 km W of Indianola, California · 15163 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15161 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15160 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, California · 15159 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 15157 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15156 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.031 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.843 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.98 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15148 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.59 km S of Ferndale, California · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.09 km S of Ferndale, California · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.323 km SW of Scotia, California · 15147 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.354 km W of Ferndale, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.3112 km W of Ferndale, California · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15207 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.647 km W of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.465 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15212 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.052 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.222 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.423 km WSW of Weott, California · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15214 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15220 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.74 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.23 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15221 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.872 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.879 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15227 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.125 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15228 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43052. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.