M2.8 earthquake 112 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 11, 1980, 1:58 AM PST

UTC

1980-11-11 09:58:58 UTC

Depth

16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.420° N, 125.571° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.8 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

307°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast112 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast121 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast327 kmWNW

After

1. 3.9123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 11:37 PM PST · 16748 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
2. 3.0108 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 12:40 AM PST · 16748 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.453 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 3:09 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 7:08 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
5. 3.285 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 9:02 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.969 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 12:22 PM PST · 16747 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.340 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 1:09 PM PST · 16747 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.859 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 6:29 PM PST · 16747 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.150 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 2:43 AM PST · 16747 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.620 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 4:49 AM PST · 16746 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 5:09 AM PST · 16746 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.985 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 6:06 AM PST · 16746 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.4152 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 11:57 AM PST · 16746 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.0107 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 12:08 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.257 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 7:10 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.653 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 8:06 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.159 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 9:33 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.269 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 9:36 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
19. 3.359 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 9:59 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
20. 3.422 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 10:07 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
21. 3.027 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 10:21 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.053 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 10:24 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.923 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 11:12 PM PST · 16746 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.752 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 12:47 AM PST · 16746 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.141 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 3:41 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.753 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:58 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
27. 3.239 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 7:06 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.837 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 7:49 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
29. 3.096 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 8:06 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
30. 1.956 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 9:54 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.943 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 10:04 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
32. 2.033 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 10:38 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
33. 3.367 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 10:40 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
34. 2.063 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 12:52 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.9112 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 1:25 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.999 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 1:29 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.377 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 2:11 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
38. 1.933 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:34 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.424 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 10:41 PM PST · 16745 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.856 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 1:34 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
41. 2.761 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 1:53 AM PST · 16745 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.947 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 3:50 AM PST · 16744 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
43. 3.483 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 4:01 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
44. 1.754 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 4:19 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.856 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 6:07 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.819 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 7:49 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.549 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 10:37 AM PST · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.3off the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 12:06 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
49. 3.738 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 1:41 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
50. 2.694 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 2:08 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.058 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 5:43 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
52. 2.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 11:31 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 11:45 PM PST · 16744 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
54. 2.4105 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 6:00 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
55. 1.8104 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 6:23 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.452 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 6:37 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
57. 2.069 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 6:50 PM PST · 16743 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
58. 2.645 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 4:45 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
59. 3.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 10:40 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.577 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 1:04 PM PST · 16742 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056879. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.