California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 87 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 87 km W of Ferndale, California on Mon, Nov 9, 1987, 10:56 PM PST (06:56 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 36 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-10 06:56:40 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.441° N, 125.281° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
298°, 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km W of Ferndale, California · 14194 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.836 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14193 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.551 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14192 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.1139 km W of Ferndale, California · 14187 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Hydesville, California · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14185 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14184 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.826 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14183 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.479 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14181 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.290 km W of Ferndale, California · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.92 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14179 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.233 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14178 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.34 km N of Ferndale, California · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14177 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.25 km NNW of Ferndale, California · 14176 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.63 km NNW of Hydesville, California · 14176 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.223 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14176 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.98 km W of Indianola, California · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.0137 km W of Ferndale, California · 14174 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.658 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.828 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14170 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.329 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.68 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.234 km SW of Scotia, California · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14167 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.1103km W of Trinidad, CA · 14166 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.518 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14159 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.1145 km W of Ferndale, California · 14158 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.7off the coast of Northern California · 14158 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.2136 km W of Ferndale, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.639 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, California · 14137 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km S of Ferndale, California · 14197 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14203 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4106 km W of Ferndale, California · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.0159 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14208 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.414 km S of Ferndale, California · 14215 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.923 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 14222 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14224 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.876 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14225 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.