California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km WNW of Manila, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Manila, California on Sat, Mar 7, 1987, 4:28 PM PST (00:28 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 32 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-03-08 00:28:56 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.891° N, 124.276° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km NE of Redway, California · 14454 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.4Northern California · 14452 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.686 km W of Ferndale, California · 14449 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.172 km W of Ferndale, California · 14448 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.727 km SW of Scotia, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.813 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.633 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14431 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14431 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14431 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 14429 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.817 km SW of Scotia, California · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.442 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14424 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.07 km ESE of Scotia, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.17 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 14422 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.48 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 14421 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.48 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 14421 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14420 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.788 km W of Ferndale, California · 14419 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.030 km W of Indianola, California · 14418 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.669 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14416 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.578 km W of Ferndale, California · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14416 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 14416 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14416 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.745 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.831 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14415 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14413 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14412 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.588 km W of Ferndale, California · 14411 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.583 km W of Ferndale, California · 14410 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.89 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 14405 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14404 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.727 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14404 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.110 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14404 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.73 km W of Mad River, California · 14401 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.917 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14400 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.724 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14399 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.318 km NW of Mad River, California · 14396 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14455 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.043 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.125 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14458 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.648 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14460 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14461 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.282 km W of Samoa, California · 14462 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.037 km W of Ferndale, California · 14463 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.674 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14463 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.118 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.112 km NE of Burnt Ranch, California · 14464 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.881 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14465 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.956 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14466 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.410 km W of Scotia, California · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14479 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14479 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 14481 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.911 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 14482 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.540 km W of Indianola, California · 14482 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.445 km W of Ferndale, California · 14483 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96225. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.