Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A minor earthquake occurred at 1:27:22 PM (PDT) on Monday, April 5, 2021.
The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 41 km (26 miles) SW of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 19 km (12 miles).
| Magnitude | 3.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Monday, April 5, 2021 at 1:27:22 PM (PDT) Monday, April 5, 2021 at 20:27:22 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ferndale, CA - 41 km (26 miles) SW (225 degrees) Rio Dell, CA - 47 km (29 miles) WSW (244 degrees) Fortuna, CA - 49 km (31 miles) SW (230 degrees) Hydesville, CA - 50 km (31 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Humboldt Hill, CA - 58 km (36 miles) SW (218 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 18.9 min. N (40.314N), 124 deg. 36.4 min. W (124.606W) |
| Depth | 19.06 km (11.8 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=49, Nph=58, Dmin=22.6 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.51 km, Erzz=0.33 km, Gp=225 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc73545835 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
