California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km S of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km S of Ferndale, California on Mon, Nov 9, 1987, 4:35 PM PST (00:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km WNW of Samoa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Ma), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-10 00:35:50 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.466° N, 124.248° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.987 km W of Ferndale, California · 14207 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.436 km W of Ferndale, California · 14205 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.836 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14204 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.551 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14203 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Hydesville, California · 14196 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14195 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14195 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.826 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14194 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.479 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14192 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.290 km W of Ferndale, California · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.92 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.233 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14189 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.34 km N of Ferndale, California · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14188 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.929 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 14187 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.25 km NNW of Ferndale, California · 14187 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.63 km NNW of Hydesville, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.223 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14187 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.98 km W of Indianola, California · 14186 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.24 km NNE of Ruth, California · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.658 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.815 km SE of Indianola, California · 14182 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.828 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14181 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.329 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14180 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.68 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14180 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.234 km SW of Scotia, California · 14180 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14178 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.518 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14170 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.57 km NE of Miranda, California · 14161 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.411 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 14154 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.639 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14151 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.97 km ESE of Scotia, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, California · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.523 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 14214 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14214 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.717 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14218 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.3Northern California · 14222 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.414 km S of Ferndale, California · 14226 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.923 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 14233 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSW of Mad River, California · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14235 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.876 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14236 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085571. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.