M2.1 earthquake 10 km SSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Feb 25, 1988, 1:26 PM PST

UTC

1988-02-25 21:26:48 UTC

Depth

23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.484° N, 124.302° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

11

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast11 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast18 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast226 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast893 kmNW

After

1. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 27, 8:06 PM PST · 14096 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.310 km NW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 28, 3:12 AM PST · 14095 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.86 km N of Ruth, CaliforniaMon, Feb 29, 10:36 AM PST · 14094 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.312 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 29, 6:55 PM PST · 14094 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 1, 9:16 AM PST · 14093 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.555 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 1, 8:59 PM PST · 14093 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 4, 4:20 AM PST · 14090 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.87 km WSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Mar 5, 8:30 PM PST · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
9. 3.212 km ENE of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Mar 6, 6:52 AM PST · 14088 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.69 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Mar 6, 8:02 AM PST · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 6, 7:09 PM PST · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.918 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 9, 10:10 PM PST · 14085 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.36 km N of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSat, Mar 12, 10:48 PM PST · 14082 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
14. 3.334 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 14, 10:24 AM PST · 14080 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.783 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 4:35 AM PST · 14079 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.634 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 2:25 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 3.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 2:40 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.237 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 7:18 PM PST · 14079 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.727 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 16, 1:08 PM PST · 14078 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.51 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 16, 9:08 PM PST · 14078 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
21. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 16, 9:12 PM PST · 14078 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.136 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 17, 2:36 AM PST · 14077 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
23. 3.070 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 10:41 AM PST · 14074 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.79 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 6:38 PM PST · 14074 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.979 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 7:13 PM PST · 14074 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.613 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Mar 21, 1:30 AM PST · 14074 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
27. 3.415 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 1:06 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.36 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 2:19 AM PST · 14073 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.525 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 3:52 PM PST · 14072 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 4:19 PM PST · 14072 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.317 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 3:54 AM PST · 14071 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.914 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 9:49 PM PST · 14071 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.514 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaThu, Mar 24, 5:04 PM PST · 14070 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.74 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 1:18 AM PST · 14070 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.812 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 27, 10:45 AM PST · 14067 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.013 km SSE of Hayfork, CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 3:46 AM PST · 14063 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 8:15 PM PST · 14063 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.64 km SW of Fortuna, CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 10:42 PM PST · 14063 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
39. 3.612 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 12:41 AM PST · 14063 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.919 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 1:50 AM PST · 14063 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
41. 3.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 2:27 AM PST · 14063 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
42. 2.011 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 11:19 PM PST · 14062 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.335 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 3, 4:27 AM PDT · 14060 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
44. 1.67 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 4, 4:35 AM PDT · 14059 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.784 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 5, 7:44 AM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.520 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaTue, Apr 5, 9:05 AM PDT · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.022 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 5, 9:38 AM PDT · 14058 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.218 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Apr 5, 7:55 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
49. 2.6101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 5, 10:03 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.818 km NNE of Willow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 6, 8:24 PM PDT · 14057 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.413 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Apr 7, 6:52 AM PDT · 14056 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.413 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 2:51 AM PDT · 14056 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
53. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 6:54 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.48 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 14055 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.89 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 7:10 PM PDT · 14055 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
56. 1.915 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Apr 13, 3:56 AM PDT · 14050 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 15, 10:18 PM PDT · 14048 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
58. 1.635 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 16, 10:55 AM PDT · 14047 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.620 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 16, 10:03 PM PDT · 14047 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
60. 2.216 km NE of Leggett, CaliforniaSun, Apr 17, 3:48 PM PDT · 14046 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 1.613 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 7:08 AM PST · 14098 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.842 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 24, 5:37 PM PST · 14099 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.528 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 4:12 PM PST · 14100 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.834 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 21, 11:26 PM PST · 14102 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
5. 3.189 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 21, 2:18 PM PST · 14102 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.5Northern CaliforniaSun, Feb 21, 12:35 AM PST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.434 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 3:20 PM PST · 14103 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.835 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 2:31 PM PST · 14103 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 1:17 PM PST · 14103 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.330 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 18, 8:48 AM PST · 14105 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Feb 16, 4:24 PM PST · 14107 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaMon, Feb 15, 6:56 PM PST · 14108 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.842 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 15, 6:28 PM PST · 14108 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.019 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaMon, Feb 15, 4:49 PM PST · 14108 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.746 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Feb 15, 4:48 PM PST · 14108 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.121 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 15, 5:26 AM PST · 14108 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.62 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Feb 14, 9:14 PM PST · 14109 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.715 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 14, 8:36 PM PST · 14109 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.939 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Feb 14, 6:35 PM PST · 14109 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.10 km WNW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 13, 9:13 PM PST · 14110 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10086708. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.