California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Tue, Nov 12, 1985, 2:17 AM PST (10:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 44 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-12 10:17:37 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.299° N, 124.507° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km W of Ferndale, California · 14924 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.113 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 14920 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.819 km WSW of Scotia, CA · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14919 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.235 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.378 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.055 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14916 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14914 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.856 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14913 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14912 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14912 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14909 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 4.245 km W of Ferndale, California · 14902 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14901 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, California · 14893 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.79 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.023 km SW of Scotia, California · 14891 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 14891 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14891 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.110 km W of Indianola, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.63 km NE of Fortuna, California · 14890 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.09 km W of Bayview, California · 14890 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.85 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.84 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.64 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.97 km W of Loleta, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.631 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14888 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.422 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14888 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.4108 km W of Ferndale, California · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.037 km W of Ferndale, California · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.652 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14885 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14884 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.14 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14884 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.739 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14883 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.17 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14883 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.121 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14881 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.033 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14880 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14880 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 3.958 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.610 km W of Indianola, California · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 3.19 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14872 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14871 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 14871 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.646 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.88 km E of Leggett, California · 14925 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.29 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.52 km NNE of Humboldt Hill, California · 14928 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.175 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14928 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.734 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14930 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.360 km W of Indianola, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.719 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14936 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.98 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 14938 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.073 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 14941 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.622 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14942 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.312 km SW of Scotia, California · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.625 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14948 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14954 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.