California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 28 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Fri, Jan 2, 1981, 1:47 PM PST (21:47 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 37 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-02 21:47:58 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.339° N, 124.379° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, California · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, California · 16696 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, California · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, California · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.99 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, California · 16692 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.48 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.215 km S of Mad River, California · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, California · 16691 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16691 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16689 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, California · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.442 km W of Indianola, California · 16688 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16688 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16687 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16686 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.78 km W of Loleta, California · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.997 km W of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.072 km W of Indianola, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16700 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.74 km NE of Garberville, California · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 16702 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.7107 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.