California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 26 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Jan 14, 1981, 10:17 PM PST (06:17 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 27 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-15 06:17:24 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.385° N, 124.461° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, California · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16684 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.370 km W of Indianola, California · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, California · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, California · 16683 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, California · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16679 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 16678 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.887 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.18 km WNW of Manila, California · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16676 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16674 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.08 km NW of Manila, California · 16674 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16672 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.073 km W of Indianola, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, California · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16671 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16670 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.17 km WNW of Manila, California · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.7103 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16668 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16668 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.912 km W of Mad River, California · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16668 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.712 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.457 km W of Indianola, California · 16667 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.282 km W of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.935 km W of Trinidad, California · 16665 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16688 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 16688 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16688 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16688 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.442 km W of Indianola, California · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, California · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16690 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16690 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16691 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059304. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.