M3.4 earthquake 76 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.4 (md), minor

Local time

Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 7:00 PM PST

UTC

1980-11-11 03:00:01 UTC

Depth

51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.411° N, 125.137° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 11.0 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

297°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

21

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast76 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast85 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast291 kmWNW

After

1. 2.27 km SE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 12:19 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.4114 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 3:44 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 6:19 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.82 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 7:54 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.551 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 9:32 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.823 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 1:10 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.647 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 2:47 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.659 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 12:06 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.44 km W of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 2:29 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.035 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 8:18 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.928 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 8:53 PM PST · 16739 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.943 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:31 AM PST · 16738 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.967 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:46 AM PST · 16738 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 6:04 AM PST · 16738 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.7110 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 4:31 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 11:20 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.96 km S of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 7:18 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.536 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 4:52 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.261 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 5:18 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
21. 3.7123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 8:34 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
22. 2.929 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 8:45 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 9:25 PM PST · 16737 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
24. 1.78 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 12:25 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.923 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 12:50 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
26. 3.6123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 2:02 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
27. 3.8137 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 3:48 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.468 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 6:01 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
29. 4.2118 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:42 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
30. 4.2112 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:42 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
31. 3.365 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 11:09 AM PST · 16736 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
32. 2.84 km SSE of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 1:14 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.161 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 7:24 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
34. 2.833 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:16 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.834 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:22 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
36. 3.440 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:28 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.64 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 4:44 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
38. 2.5120 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 6:30 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
39. 2.431 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 6:31 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.3124 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 3:47 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.6142 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 10:43 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
42. 2.865 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 1:47 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.623 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 5:19 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
44. 2.252 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 1:18 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.625 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 3:55 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.613 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 4:07 PM PST · 16734 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
47. 3.6113 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 6:37 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 1:42 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 5:03 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
50. 2.466 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:35 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
51. 1.51 km WSW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.531 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 12:17 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.450 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 5:17 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
54. 1.814 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 6:48 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
55. 3.0105 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:47 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
56. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 7:46 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:08 PM PST · 16731 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
58. 3.1119 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:23 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
59. 1.98 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:55 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.9128 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 8:01 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056841. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.