California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 22 km WNW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Ferndale, California on Sun, Nov 16, 1980, 10:07 PM PST (06:07 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-11-17 06:07:10 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.662° N, 124.503° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.053 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.923 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.915 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16754 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.752 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.86 km WNW of Manila, California · 16754 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.56 km W of Loleta, California · 16754 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.141 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16754 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.753 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.352 km W of Trinidad, California · 16754 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.837 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16754 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.096 km W of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.79 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.22 km NE of Samoa, California · 16754 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.956 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.943 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.033 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.367 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.530 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16754 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.063 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.9112 km W of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.999 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.323 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16754 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.377 km W of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.610 km W of Trinidad, California · 16754 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.933 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.626 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16753 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.619 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16753 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.424 km W of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.714 km NW of Orick, California · 16753 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.38 km S of Blue Lake, California · 16753 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 3.035 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16753 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.856 km W of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.761 km W of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.947 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.483 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.754 km W of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.610 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16753 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.49 km W of Loleta, California · 16753 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.856 km W of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.819 km W of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.58 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.62 km N of McKinleyville, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.549 km W of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.724 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16753 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.3off the coast of Northern California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.88 km E of Redcrest, California · 16753 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.694 km W of Ferndale, California · 16753 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16753 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.058 km W of Indianola, California · 16753 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.61 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16752 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.86 km SSW of Trinidad, California · 16752 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.624 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16752 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16752 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.619 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16752 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 3.32 km SSE of Fields Landing, California · 16752 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.731 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16752 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.359 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.269 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.159 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.51 km WSW of Trinity Village, California · 16754 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16754 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16754 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.138 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16755 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.0107 km W of Ferndale, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.434 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16755 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.619 km W of Trinidad, California · 16755 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.022 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16755 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.985 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16755 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16755 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.620 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16755 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.150 km W of Samoa, California · 16755 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.82 km SW of Scotia, California · 16755 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.517 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16755 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.859 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.025 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16755 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.230 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16755 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057166. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.