California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 29 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Apr 4, 1990, 8:17 PM PDT (03:17 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 92 km WNW of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-04-05 03:17:05 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.401° N, 124.521° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13329 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.427 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13327 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.346 km W of Ferndale, California · 13323 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.424 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13319 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.68 km W of Weott, California · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.729 km SW of Scotia, California · 13316 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.064 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13313 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13305 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.25 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 13296 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.97 km WNW of Bayview, California · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.922 km SW of Scotia, California · 13294 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13294 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.433 km SW of Scotia, California · 13293 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.213 km WSW of Leggett, California · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.04 km W of Samoa, California · 13290 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.455 km W of Ferndale, California · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 13284 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.114 km NE of Redcrest, California · 13284 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.213 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13283 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.046 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13279 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13277 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, California · 13276 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13276 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.578 km W of Ferndale, California · 13275 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.074 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13274 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.292 km WNW of Indianola, California · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13334 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.06 km WNW of Manila, California · 13335 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.88 km S of Leggett, California · 13335 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.83 km WSW of Fortuna, California · 13337 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 13337 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.54 km S of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.66 km SW of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.023 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 13346 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.9near the coast of Northern California · 13347 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13349 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.395 km W of Ferndale, California · 13351 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.318 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 13354 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13359 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc155266. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.