M2.2 earthquake 2 km SSE of Benbow, California

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 11, 1981, 4:41 AM PDT

UTC

1981-06-11 11:41:56 UTC

Depth

16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.048° N, 123.776° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

13

• Garberville, CaliforniaPopulation 913. Forecast6 kmSSE
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast69 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast169 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast828 kmNW

After

1. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:07 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 5:52 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 1:49 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 4:47 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:57 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.06 km E of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 10:02 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 3:04 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
14. 4.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:53 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:44 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 7:50 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:04 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:36 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 6:05 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
21. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 7:53 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 1:17 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
23. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 2:39 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
24. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 8:27 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.610 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 12:01 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
28. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 9:03 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 10:03 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 8:39 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 17, 12:03 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 5:56 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
33. 2.111 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 11:04 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
34. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
35. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:14 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:57 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:24 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 1:29 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
39. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 3:13 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 4:44 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
41. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
42. 4.036 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:20 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
43. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 3:10 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.811 km W of Junction City, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 3:19 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.815 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 11:35 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 16528 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
47. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 1:45 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
49. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
51. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
52. 3.635 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:37 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
53. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
54. 3.527 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
55. 2.346 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 5:29 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
56. 1.97 km WSW of Junction City, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 10:51 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 11:39 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
58. 3.817 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 6:58 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
59. 2.116 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 7:01 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
60. 3.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 6:07 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

1. 1.612 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 1:18 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 6:27 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
3. 2.111 km SSE of Comptche, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 9:17 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 4:44 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 2:06 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 3:06 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 1:04 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.0Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 6:21 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 8:17 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 12:25 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 2:20 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 12:33 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 8:06 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
14. 3.59 km ESE of Willits, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 5:23 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 12:25 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 2:45 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 9:16 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 2:15 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 7:48 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 6:14 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064444. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.