M1.8 earthquake 40 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 12:38 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-01 20:38:46 UTC

Depth

26.0 km (16.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.325° N, 124.610° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

272°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast40 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast49 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast245 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast896 kmNW

After

1. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 1:47 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
3. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:55 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 1:32 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 8:36 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
6. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 12:38 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
7. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:29 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 9:16 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
10. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 12:37 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 6:42 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 12:01 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
13. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 1:40 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.5112 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 6:33 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 6:48 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 8:10 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 4:46 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 10:08 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
19. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 7:02 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 2:29 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 4:30 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
22. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:07 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:09 PM PST · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:15 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 3:31 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.99 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:01 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:54 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.48 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 5:19 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.215 km S of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 12:12 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:24 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:28 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
32. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
33. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 10:51 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
34. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:30 AM PST · 16691 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:38 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 8:36 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:19 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
38. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 11:39 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 9:02 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
42. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 11:15 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.442 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
44. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:20 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
46. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 6:00 PM PST · 16688 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
47. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:09 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:46 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:43 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 1:18 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 23 km deep · 0 km away
51. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 5:11 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
52. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 9:53 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
53. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:20 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
54. 1.63 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 2:26 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
55. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 10:17 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 4:43 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
57. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 6:37 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
58. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:02 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 3:38 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
60. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 6:03 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

1. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 11:41 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.5110 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 10:25 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 9:33 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.78 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 8:57 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.997 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 3:09 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 2:14 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:42 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 10:09 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:17 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:14 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:29 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:18 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.74 km NE of Garberville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 4:35 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 2:42 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 3:36 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 11:55 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 10:40 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.7107 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 12:29 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 12:46 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058787. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.