M2.0 earthquake 30 km W of Big Lagoon, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 9:16 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-04 17:16:07 UTC

Depth

15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.134° N, 124.494° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

310°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaPopulation 1,205. Forecast34 kmWNW
• McKinleyville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,177. Forecast39 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast274 kmNW

After

1. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 16696 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
2. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 12:37 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 6:42 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 12:01 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 1:40 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 6:48 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 8:10 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 4:46 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
9. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 7:02 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 2:29 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 4:30 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.99 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:01 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
13. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:54 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.48 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 5:19 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:24 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:28 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 10:51 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:30 AM PST · 16691 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
21. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:38 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.010 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 2:35 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 8:36 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:19 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 11:39 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 9:02 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
29. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 11:15 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.442 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
31. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:20 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 6:00 PM PST · 16687 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:09 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:46 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:43 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
37. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 1:18 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
38. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 5:11 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 9:53 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:20 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 10:17 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 4:43 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 6:37 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:02 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
45. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 3:38 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 6:03 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:23 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:37 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 17, 10:18 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
50. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 5:59 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
51. 2.370 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:19 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
52. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 11:55 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 2:32 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:01 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 11:21 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 7:05 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 11:23 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 11:34 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
59. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 4:33 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 7:36 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:29 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
2. 3.599 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:29 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
3. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 12:38 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.876 km W of Crescent City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 6:22 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 8:36 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 1:32 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
7. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:55 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 1:47 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
12. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 11:41 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.78 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 8:57 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 2:14 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.717 km NNE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 1:52 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:42 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 10:09 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:17 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:14 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058862. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.