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Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026 11:43 | 47 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred early Tuesday morning, September 29, 2026, at 3:36 a.m. local time near Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, USA, according to the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake occurred at a very shallow depth of 1.4 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Ferndale (pop. 1,400), located 64 miles from the epicenter.
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Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 2 km depth

29 Sep 11:38 UTC: First to report: USGS after 1 minute.
29 Sep 11:41: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.00 to 2.28 km (from 5 to 1.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 54 km (33 mi) towards E.
29 Sep 11:51: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.7.

Update Tue, 29 Sep 2026, 11:42

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 64 miles west of Ferndale, California, United StatesAn earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred early morning on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, at 3:36 am local time near Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 1.4 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ferndale (pop. 1,400) located 64 miles from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area,

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