California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Ferndale, California on Mon, Mar 26, 1990, 2:22 PM PST (22:22 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km SW of Scotia, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-26 22:22:03 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.308° N, 124.514° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km W of Laytonville, California · 13341 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.023 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13340 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.66 km SW of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.54 km S of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 13337 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.83 km WSW of Fortuna, California · 13337 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.88 km S of Leggett, California · 13335 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.06 km WNW of Manila, California · 13335 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13334 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13332 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.913 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13329 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.427 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13327 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.346 km W of Ferndale, California · 13323 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.424 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13319 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.68 km W of Weott, California · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.729 km SW of Scotia, California · 13316 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.064 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13313 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13305 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.25 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 13296 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.97 km WNW of Bayview, California · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.922 km SW of Scotia, California · 13294 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13294 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.110 km SE of Leggett, California · 13293 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.433 km SW of Scotia, California · 13292 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.213 km WSW of Leggett, California · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.04 km W of Samoa, California · 13290 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.455 km W of Ferndale, California · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.413 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 13284 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.114 km NE of Redcrest, California · 13284 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.213 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13283 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.046 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 13346 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.9near the coast of Northern California · 13347 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13349 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.395 km W of Ferndale, California · 13351 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.318 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 13354 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13359 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.127 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13360 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13362 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.230 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13367 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13368 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 13370 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154841. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.