California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km WNW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Ferndale, California on Sat, Nov 9, 1985, 8:44 PM PST (04:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-11-10 04:44:31 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.613° N, 124.368° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.646 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14934 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.537 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14933 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.610 km W of Ferndale, California · 14932 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.113 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.819 km WSW of Scotia, CA · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14928 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.235 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14926 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.321 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 14926 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14926 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.378 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14926 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.055 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14925 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14925 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14922 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14922 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14922 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.856 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14922 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14922 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14922 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14921 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14921 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.523 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 14918 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14918 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14918 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14912 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14912 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.245 km W of Ferndale, California · 14911 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.821 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14910 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14910 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14907 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.07 km ENE of Orick, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14906 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.527km E of Willow Creek, CA · 14905 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14904 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14904 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, California · 14902 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.79 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.023 km SW of Scotia, California · 14900 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 14900 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14900 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.110 km W of Indianola, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.63 km NE of Fortuna, California · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.09 km W of Bayview, California · 14899 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.85 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.84 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.64 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.97 km W of Loleta, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.631 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14896 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.422 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14896 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.037 km W of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.652 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14894 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.212 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 14894 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14893 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.14 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14893 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.739 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.17 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14891 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.121 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14890 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.033 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.52 km NNE of Humboldt Hill, California · 14937 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.175 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.734 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14939 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14939 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.360 km W of Indianola, California · 14939 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.18 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 14943 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.719 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14945 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.917 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 14946 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.98 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 14947 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.073 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14950 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 14950 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.622 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14951 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.312 km SW of Scotia, California · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.625 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14957 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14963 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14965 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.720 km SW of Weott, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59581. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.