M2.4 earthquake 23 km WSW of Weott, California

Magnitude

2.4 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 2:34 PM PST

UTC

1985-01-26 22:34:10 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.239° N, 124.172° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

12

• Shelter Cove, CaliforniaPopulation 693. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast40 kmS
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast207 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast865 kmNW

After

1. 2.222 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:59 AM PST · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
2. 3.052 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 10:38 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.465 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 10:40 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 12:56 AM PST · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.325 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 10:46 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.647 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 4:52 AM PST · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
7. 3.543 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 12:37 PM PST · 15209 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
8. 3.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:49 AM PST · 15206 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.715 km WSW of Hyampom, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 12:08 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
10. 3.293 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 7:55 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.659 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 6:19 PM PST · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.945 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 1:26 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.612 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 8:17 PM PST · 15202 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 9:11 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.015 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 4:08 PM PST · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.18 km ENE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 7:11 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.619 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 1:51 AM PST · 15194 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.326 km S of Ruth, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 12:25 PM PST · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 6:28 PM PST · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.213 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 4:40 AM PST · 15189 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.65 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 5:56 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.64 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 7:45 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 3:53 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
24. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 5:42 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 8:37 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
26. 2.853 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 1:51 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 4:13 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 6:49 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 7:49 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 1:36 PM PST · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 3:23 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.028 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 4:18 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.79 km NE of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 10:16 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.63 km ESE of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 3, 9:20 PM PST · 15177 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
35. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:11 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.010 km SSE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 5:17 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.411 km NW of Ruth, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 4:26 PM PST · 15166 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
38. 2.761 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 15, 1:34 PM PST · 15166 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 3:17 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
40. 2.312 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Mar 18, 4:49 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.827 km WSW of Leggett, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 2:27 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
42. 3.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 8:19 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
43. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 7:45 AM PST · 15160 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
44. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 12:25 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
45. 3.15 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 6:09 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 7:26 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
47. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 11:54 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Mar 25, 12:19 AM PST · 15156 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
49. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Mar 25, 7:11 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 6:03 AM PST · 15214 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 1:34 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 1:29 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.012 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 2:29 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 1:33 AM PST · 15219 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 10:51 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.74 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 9:52 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 4:14 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.23 km WSW of Loleta, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 10:33 AM PST · 15221 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.872 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 16, 8:02 AM PST · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 9:25 PM PST · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.614 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:34 PM PST · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 6:14 AM PST · 15227 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.125 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 7:41 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.95 km W of Covelo, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 4:53 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.81 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 12:52 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.29 km ESE of Hyampom, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 1:28 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.960 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 1:28 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.566 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 10, 9:22 AM PST · 15230 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.625 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:34 AM PST · 15232 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42931. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.