M1.9 earthquake 28 km SSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Sep 12, 1980, 8:27 PM PDT

UTC

1980-09-13 03:27:02 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.340° N, 124.397° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

254°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast29 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast35 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast228 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast886 kmNW

After

1. 2.028 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Sep 12, 8:29 PM PDT · 16822 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.328 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 2:09 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.415 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 6:54 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.953 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 9:23 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.94 km N of Redway, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 5:57 PM PDT · 16821 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.34 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 6:02 PM PDT · 16821 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.664 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 1:37 AM PDT · 16821 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.54 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 9:51 AM PDT · 16821 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.94 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 9:54 AM PDT · 16821 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.54 km N of Redway, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 1:26 PM PDT · 16821 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
11. 3.010 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 15, 6:29 AM PDT · 16820 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.99 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 15, 7:31 AM PDT · 16820 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.948 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Sep 16, 12:43 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.737 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 16, 7:28 AM PDT · 16819 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.723 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 16, 3:31 PM PDT · 16819 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 8:30 AM PDT · 16818 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.528 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 3:15 AM PDT · 16817 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.423 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 1:12 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
20. 3.25 km SE of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 8:11 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.010 km E of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 11:13 AM PDT · 16816 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.931 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 3:45 AM PDT · 16815 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
23. 1.6Northern CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 1:34 PM PDT · 16815 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 5:41 PM PDT · 16815 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.67 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 12:00 AM PDT · 16814 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.629 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 10:33 AM PDT · 16814 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
27. 1.923 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 6:13 PM PDT · 16813 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 6:16 PM PDT · 16813 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 16813 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.015 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 7:52 PM PDT · 16813 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.82 km NNE of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 10:14 PM PDT · 16812 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.550 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 10:34 PM PDT · 16812 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
33. 1.96 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaWed, Sep 24, 6:49 PM PDT · 16810 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
34. 1.520 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Sep 24, 7:16 PM PDT · 16810 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.719 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Sep 25, 7:10 PM PDT · 16809 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
36. 2.569 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Sep 27, 5:23 PM PDT · 16808 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
37. 1.513 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Sep 27, 5:27 PM PDT · 16808 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.616 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Sep 27, 9:31 PM PDT · 16807 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.67 km NW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Sep 28, 12:10 AM PDT · 16807 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.513 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Sep 28, 8:51 AM PDT · 16807 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
41. 2.4106 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 28, 10:51 PM PDT · 16806 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 29, 3:55 AM PDT · 16806 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.717 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Sep 30, 5:25 PM PDT · 16805 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
44. 2.583 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 30, 8:50 PM PDT · 16804 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.9100 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 1, 10:50 PM PDT · 16803 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
46. 1.658 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 2, 2:22 AM PDT · 16803 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
47. 1.823 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 2, 12:38 PM PDT · 16803 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.723 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 3, 4:47 PM PDT · 16802 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 8:10 AM PDT · 16801 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.453 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 5:26 PM PDT · 16801 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.539 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 8:18 AM PDT · 16800 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.9113 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 12:44 AM PDT · 16799 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.66 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 7:54 AM PDT · 16799 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.528 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 1:34 AM PDT · 16797 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.616 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 2:29 AM PDT · 16797 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
56. 2.030 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 12:29 AM PDT · 16795 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 3:24 AM PDT · 16795 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
58. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 8:18 PM PDT · 16793 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 1:55 PM PDT · 16793 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
60. 3.913 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 6:16 PM PDT · 16792 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.756 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 11, 10:27 PM PDT · 16823 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.613 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 11, 4:56 PM PDT · 16824 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.712 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 8:26 PM PDT · 16824 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.019 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 2:46 PM PDT · 16827 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.921 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 2:44 PM PDT · 16827 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.327 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 3:42 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 2:52 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
8. 3.031 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 5:55 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.736 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 10:19 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.64 km ESE of Cutten, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 10:11 PM PDT · 16830 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 8:49 AM PDT · 16831 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.944 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 5:58 PM PDT · 16831 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 4:11 AM PDT · 16832 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.559 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 9:38 PM PDT · 16832 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.132 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 8:34 PM PDT · 16832 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.636 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 7:06 PM PDT · 16832 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.722 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 7:43 AM PDT · 16833 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.68 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 2:42 AM PDT · 16833 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.826 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 1, 9:54 PM PDT · 16833 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.879 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 6:46 PM PDT · 16835 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055721. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.