California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Ferndale, California on Fri, Oct 11, 1985, 4:43 PM PDT (23:43 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-11 23:43:26 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.360° N, 124.663° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14954 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.625 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14948 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.312 km SW of Scotia, California · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.622 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14942 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 14941 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.073 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.98 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 14938 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.719 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14936 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.360 km W of Indianola, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14930 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.734 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.175 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14928 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNE of Humboldt Hill, California · 14928 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.29 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.646 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.537 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14924 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Ferndale, California · 14923 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.113 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.819 km WSW of Scotia, CA · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14919 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.235 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.378 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.055 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14916 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14914 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.856 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14913 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14912 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14912 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14909 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 4.245 km W of Ferndale, California · 14902 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14901 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.720 km SW of Weott, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.714 km W of Ruth, California · 14958 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.066 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.528 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14962 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14962 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.422 km NW of Mad River, California · 14962 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.221 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14963 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.722 km WSW of Weott, California · 14963 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.14 km ESE of Fortuna, California · 14963 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.835 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14968 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.818 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14968 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.619 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14968 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.84 km N of Hydesville, California · 14968 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14968 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.979 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14969 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14969 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.04 km NE of Hydesville, California · 14971 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14971 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.210 km SW of Scotia, California · 14973 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.656 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57382. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.