California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 167 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 167 km W of Ferndale, California on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 6:34 AM PST (14:34 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 76km W of Petrolia, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 14:34:53 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.401° N, 126.232° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
269°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5154 km W of Ferndale, California · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.0142km W of Petrolia, CA · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, California · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.786km W of Petrolia, CA · 2031 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.188km W of Petrolia, CA · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.776km W of Petrolia, CA · 2014 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 17
  7. 2.9104km W of Petrolia, CA · 2014 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.8247 km W of Ferndale, California · 2009 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.974km W of Petrolia, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.8101 km W of Indianola, California · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.9126 km W of Ferndale, California · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6235 km W of Ferndale, California · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.480km W of Petrolia, CA · 2087 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 17
  5. 3.086km W of Petrolia, CA · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.377km W of Petrolia, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 20

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000derd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.