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M2.4 earthquake 39 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Sat, Feb 8, 1986, 1:09 PM PST (21:09 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km WNW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-02-08 21:09:58 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.472° N, 124.715° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.046 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14836 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.68 km E of Rio Dell, California · 14831 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.328 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14831 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.534 km W of Ferndale, California · 14826 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.98 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14825 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.59 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14825 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.618 km WSW of Weott, California · 14824 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.450 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14823 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.850 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14823 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.192 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14821 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.836 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14819 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.057 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14818 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14818 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.6near the coast of Northern California · 14816 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.1near the coast of Northern California · 14816 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.995 km W of Ferndale, California · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14807 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 14806 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.815 km WSW of Willow Creek, California · 14806 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.413 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 14806 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.588 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.919 km W of Hyampom, California · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.932 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.132 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 3.235 km SW of Scotia, California · 14795 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.036 km SW of Scotia, California · 14795 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.431 km SW of Scotia, California · 14794 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.14 km N of Redway, California · 14793 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.475 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.59 km NNW of Mad River, California · 14788 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.16 km NNW of Mad River, California · 14788 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.119 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14788 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.02 km NNW of Redway, California · 14788 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.294 km W of Ferndale, California · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km S of Loleta, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.87 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.537 km W of Ferndale, California · 14849 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.24 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14852 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Redcrest, California · 14853 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.693 km W of Ferndale, California · 14853 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.910 km E of Hydesville, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.065 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14855 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.749 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.91 km SSW of Redway, California · 14859 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.591 km W of Ferndale, California · 14864 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.733 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14864 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.916 km NE of Miranda, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.035 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14869 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.74 km WNW of Redway, California · 14869 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.910 km NE of Redcrest, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.114 km WSW of Weott, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.07 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14873 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14874 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.212 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14875 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66643. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.