M2.5 earthquake 64 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 12, 1981, 11:15 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-12 19:15:52 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.482° N, 125.012° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.9 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

318°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast64 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast73 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast283 kmWNW

After

1. 2.442 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:20 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 6:00 PM PST · 16688 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:09 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:46 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:43 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 1:18 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 5:11 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 9:53 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:20 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 10:17 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 4:43 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 6:37 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:02 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 3:38 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 6:03 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:23 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:37 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 17, 10:18 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
21. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 5:59 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
22. 2.370 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:19 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:51 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 11:55 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 2:32 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:01 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
29. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 9:35 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 11:21 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 12:21 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 7:05 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 11:23 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 11:34 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
35. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 4:33 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 22, 7:36 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
37. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.887 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 11:30 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
39. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 1:45 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.257 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 10:33 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.18 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 24, 11:46 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 24, 4:46 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
43. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 25, 11:02 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 26, 10:55 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 6:26 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.08 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 10:51 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 2:50 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 29, 2:56 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
49. 2.073 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 29, 5:47 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 9:53 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
51. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 10:12 PM PST · 16671 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
52. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 12:19 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 1:18 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 2:43 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:37 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.17 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 5:41 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.7103 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 5:55 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 10:45 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
59. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 3:42 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
60. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 12:01 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

1. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 9:02 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 1:03 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 11:39 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:19 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 8:36 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:38 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:30 AM PST · 16691 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 10:51 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:29 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:28 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:24 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.48 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 5:19 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:54 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.99 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:01 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 4:30 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 2:29 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
18. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 7:02 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 10:08 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 4:46 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059222. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.