M4.5

USGS earthquake · M4.5156 km W of Ferndale, California

🇺🇸 - United States

· 51 minutes ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 156 km W of Ferndale, California, with a marker at its epicenterFields LandingSamoaHumboldt HillFerndaleFairhavenBayviewOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V

Strongest contour: Moderate (V). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth8.0 km
Origin timeSep 29, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC
Coordinates40.378, -126.091
Tsunami flagNot reported
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionAutomatic, may be revised
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area27,000
At light shaking or aboveNone modelled
  1. IIWeak27,000
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Fields Landing632II
Samoa237II
Humboldt Hill3,000II
Ferndale1,000II
Fairhaven258II
Bayview3,000II
Loleta584II

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake 350 km n of this event struck UK on September 21, 1993 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 47,000 at intensity VI and 1,000 at intensity VII, resulting in a reported 1 fatality.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and reinforced masonry construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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