M7.0 December 2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino Earthquake

At 10:44 AM on December 5, 2024, a M7.0 earthquake struck offshore near Ferndale, California in Humboldt County. Visit the United States Geological Survey event page for more information about the earthquake.

The California Earthquake Clearinghouse virtual activation has ended.

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), one of the Clearinghouse managing partners, has established a virtual earthquake clearinghouse website here for sharing reconnaissance data and observations as they emerge. At this time, the activation is virtual only and no physical clearinghouse has been established.