California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California on Wed, Jul 22, 1981, 1:13 PM PDT (20:13 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 27 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-22 20:13:25 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.804° N, 123.473° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
280°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.227 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16497 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Fortuna, California · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.130 km W of Trinidad, California · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16495 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16494 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 16494 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.920 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16493 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.72 km SW of Indianola, California · 16492 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.71 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16492 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.16 km SE of Scotia, California · 16491 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.07 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16490 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.35 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16487 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16486 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.919 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16484 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.92 km NE of Garberville, California · 16483 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.710 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16481 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.512 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16479 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.04 km N of Redway, California · 16479 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.04 km E of Indianola, California · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.815 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16476 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16475 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.615 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16475 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.616 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16475 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.96 km SSW of Fortuna, California · 16474 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.02 km SE of Indianola, California · 16474 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.52 km SE of Indianola, California · 16474 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.017 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16473 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.615 km S of Etna, California · 16473 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16470 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.124 km SW of Scotia, California · 16470 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16469 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.86 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16469 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.12 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16469 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.112 km SSE of Mad River, California · 16469 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.812 km W of Mad River, California · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.65 km ESE of Trinity Village, California · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.816 km NW of Manila, CA · 16467 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.318 km WNW of Manila, California · 16467 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.233 km SW of Scotia, California · 16467 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16466 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.811 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16464 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.811 km S of Ferndale, California · 16464 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.013 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16462 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.811 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 16462 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.56 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16461 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 3.211 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 16460 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.626 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16454 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.325 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16452 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.614 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16450 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.928 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16446 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16445 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.66 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16445 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.921 km NW of Mad River, California · 16445 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16444 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16444 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 3.29 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 16443 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16442 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.915 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16442 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.933 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16500 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.621 km WSW of Weott, California · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.532 km SW of Scotia, California · 16501 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16502 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.16 km N of Hyampom, California · 16502 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.36 km ESE of Ferndale, California · 16503 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.06 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16503 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.436 km W of Trinidad, California · 16503 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.924 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16503 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.920 km WSW of Weott, California · 16503 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.823 km WSW of Weott, California · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16503 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.018 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16503 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16505 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.57 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16506 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.213 km NW of Manila, California · 16507 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16507 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.916 km NW of Samoa, California · 16508 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.05 km NW of Redway, California · 16508 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065839. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.