M3.2 earthquake 31 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Nov 18, 1987, 8:42 AM PST

UTC

1987-11-18 16:42:34 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.367° N, 124.514° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

270°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast31 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast40 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast239 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast895 kmNW

After

1. 2.16 km WSW of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 9:31 AM PST · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
2. 3.825 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 8:11 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.710 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 6:08 PM PST · 14183 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.826 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 12:55 PM PST · 14183 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.479 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 3:47 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.922 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 12:24 PM PST · 14181 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.290 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 6:51 AM PST · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.92 km NW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 12:40 PM PST · 14179 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 3.233 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 5:43 PM PST · 14177 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.34 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 9:52 PM PST · 14177 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.05 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 11:37 AM PST · 14177 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.25 km NNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 11:49 PM PST · 14176 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.63 km NNW of Hydesville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 1:44 AM PST · 14176 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
14. 3.223 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 6:11 AM PST · 14176 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
15. 1.98 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 1:21 PM PST · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.658 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 11:28 PM PST · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.815 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 5, 4:43 PM PST · 14170 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
18. 3.828 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 2:37 AM PST · 14170 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
19. 3.329 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 12:02 AM PST · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.68 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 3:18 AM PST · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.234 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 6:11 AM PST · 14169 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 5:08 PM PST · 14166 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.518 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 4:18 AM PST · 14159 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.57 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 3:30 PM PST · 14150 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.411 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 12:04 PM PST · 14143 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.639 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 3:19 AM PST · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.97 km ESE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 10:28 PM PST · 14139 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 7, 10:20 PM PST · 14137 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
29. 3.884 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 1:36 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.02 km NE of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 4:47 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 16, 2:23 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

Before

1. 2.551 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 3:40 PM PST · 14192 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
2. 3.836 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:25 AM PST · 14193 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
3. 3.436 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 12:46 AM PST · 14194 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.987 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 10:56 PM PST · 14196 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.212 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 4:35 PM PST · 14196 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.523 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 5:09 PM PST · 14202 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 2:28 PM PST · 14203 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
8. 4.4106 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 6:07 AM PST · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.717 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 4:55 AM PST · 14207 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.3Northern CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 8:34 PM PST · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.414 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 6:40 AM PDT · 14215 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085598 (also filed as usp0003a8b). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.