Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ferndale, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 12:00 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ferndale was M 2.5, 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA, at 12:00 pm PDT on 22 September 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,495 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 77
- Largest since 2016
- M 6.4 on 20 December 2022, 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- Reported felt
- 329 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Ferndale, CA
- 2.5 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.6 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Ferndale, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.5 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 44 km (28 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.4 45 km (28 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.4 41 km (26 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.5 48 km (30 mi) W of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.0 4 km (2 mi) SE of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 47 km (29 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.6 12 km (8 mi) E of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA · felt by 7
- 2.9 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA · felt by 3
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Ferndale, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Ferndale, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 50 km (31 mi) W of Ferndale, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) W of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.3 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) SW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) NE of Ferndale, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Ferndale, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Ferndale, CA
- 2.9 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Ferndale, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.8 5 km (3 mi) S of Ferndale, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Ferndale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ferndale are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ferndale; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 37 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ferndale; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake · 27 km S of Ferndale
- 6.6 32 km SW of Ferndale, California · 33 km SW of Ferndale
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 17 km N of Ferndale
- 6.5 30 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 30 km WSW of Ferndale
- 6.5 The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake · 37 km WNW of Ferndale
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Little Salmon fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Mad River fault, 30 km from its surface trace
- Mattole Canyon fault, 38 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fortuna 9 km · Hydesville 14 km · Rio Dell 16 km · Humboldt Hill 18 km · Pine Hills 20 km · Bayview 23 km · Eureka 27 km · Bayside 34 km
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