California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Ferndale, California on Fri, Feb 22, 1985, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 53 km WNW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-23 04:37:12 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.499° N, 124.406° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15186 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15184 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.028 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15183 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.637 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15177 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.035 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15177 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.63 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15177 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.411 km NW of Ruth, California · 15166 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.761 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15166 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.312 km W of Indianola, California · 15163 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.827 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15160 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15160 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, California · 15158 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 15156 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15155 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.48 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 15152 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.815 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15151 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.031 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.843 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.72 km ESE of Garberville, California · 15149 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.98 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15147 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.59 km S of Ferndale, California · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.09 km S of Ferndale, California · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.323 km SW of Scotia, California · 15147 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.354 km W of Ferndale, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.715 km S of Scotia, California · 15144 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 3.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15144 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.827 km SW of Scotia, California · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.237 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15142 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.65 km SSW of Redcrest, California · 15142 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.314 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15142 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.83 km WSW of Myers Flat, California · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 3.089 km W of Ferndale, California · 15139 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.18 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15139 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.04 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15138 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.73 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15138 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.837 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15137 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.442 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15136 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.712 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15136 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15134 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.431 km W of Ferndale, California · 15133 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.763 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15131 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.314 km WSW of Weott, California · 15131 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.818 km W of Ferndale, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.946 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.78 km SW of Weott, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 3.028 km SW of Scotia, California · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 3.423 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15186 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15188 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, California · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.0109 km W of Ferndale, California · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15194 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.18 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 15197 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15202 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15202 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15203 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.293 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15205 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.715 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 15205 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.821 km N of Willow Creek, California · 15205 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.3112 km W of Ferndale, California · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15206 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.647 km W of Ferndale, California · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.325 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.465 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15211 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43739. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.