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M5.0 earthquake 63 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Fri, Jul 26, 1985, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1985-07-26 23:49:08 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.328° N, 124.933° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
327°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15030 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.281 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.820 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15029 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.779 km W of Ferndale, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.146 km W of Ferndale, California · 15007 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15004 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.028 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15002 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.644 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15001 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.599 km W of Indianola, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.419 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 14998 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 14996 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.024 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14995 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.529 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14992 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14991 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14990 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.654 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.656 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.389 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15036 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.112 km WSW of Weott, California · 15038 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.220 km W of Weott, California · 15038 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.09km N of Petrolia, CA · 15041 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.685 km W of Ferndale, California · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15046 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.329 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.123 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15048 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.210 km W of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.810 km W of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.53 km N of Redway, California · 15051 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.817 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.319 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15054 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.43 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.031 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15056 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.42 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.585 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.