California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 87 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Fri, Jan 23, 1981, 11:30 AM PST (19:30 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 130 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-01-23 19:30:52 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.401° N, 125.272° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16686 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, California · 16684 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16683 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16681 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.073 km W of Indianola, California · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, California · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16680 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16679 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, California · 16679 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16679 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.7103 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16677 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.457 km W of Indianola, California · 16676 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.282 km W of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.935 km W of Trinidad, California · 16674 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16674 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 3.02 km N of Fields Landing, California · 16673 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.7151 km W of Ferndale, California · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.549 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16672 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.637 km W of Trinidad, California · 16672 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16671 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.153 km W of Ferndale, California · 16667 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.232 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16667 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16662 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16662 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.568 km W of Indianola, California · 16662 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16661 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, California · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16661 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16661 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.454 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.725 km SW of Scotia, California · 16660 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16659 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.45 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.144 km W of Trinidad, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16655 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16655 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16654 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, California · 16653 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 3.230 km W of Indianola, California · 16652 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, California · 16650 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.6118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 16687 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16688 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16691 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, California · 16692 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.370 km W of Indianola, California · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, California · 16694 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16694 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059534. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.