California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 84 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Sun, May 11, 1986, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 29 km W of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-11 14:08:04 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.345° N, 125.216° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km W of Indianola, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.9121 km W of Ferndale, California · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.423 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.616 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.4108 km W of Ferndale, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.426 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14719 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.8149 km W of Ferndale, California · 14714 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.228 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14713 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.029 km W of Indianola, California · 14710 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.034 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14710 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14709 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.583 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14708 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 14707 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14706 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.727 km W of Trinidad, California · 14698 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 14696 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.513 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14693 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.838 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14753 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.8107 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.339 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14757 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.033 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14757 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.84 km WNW of Hydesville, California · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.123 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 14758 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.238 km W of Trinidad, California · 14759 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.923 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14763 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14767 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.024 km W of Ferndale, California · 14768 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14769 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.930 km SW of Scotia, California · 14772 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.029 km W of Ferndale, California · 14772 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14773 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.923 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14773 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14776 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.238 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14778 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 14778 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.012 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 14778 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.531 km SW of Scotia, California · 14779 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085549. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.