California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 98 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 98 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Feb 4, 1981, 8:55 AM PST (16:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 38 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-04 16:55:15 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.273° N, 125.356° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
331°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.282 km W of Ferndale, California · 16666 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16665 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16664 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.7151 km W of Ferndale, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.549 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16663 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16662 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.153 km W of Ferndale, California · 16658 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.232 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16658 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16657 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16653 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16653 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.568 km W of Indianola, California · 16653 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16652 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16652 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.454 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.725 km SW of Scotia, California · 16650 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16650 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.144 km W of Trinidad, California · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16647 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16646 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16646 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16645 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, California · 16644 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.230 km W of Indianola, California · 16643 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, California · 16641 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.6118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16638 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.240 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.712 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16637 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.06 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16637 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.534 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16635 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16634 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16634 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16633 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.110 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16633 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.433 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16633 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.6117 km W of Ferndale, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.1off the coast of Northern California · 16630 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.735 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.679 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 3.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16629 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 4.7130 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.167 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.3115 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16627 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16627 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.0111 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16626 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.281 km W of Indianola, California · 16624 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16623 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.417 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16622 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 4.015 km W of Ferndale, California · 16622 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16621 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.818 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16621 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.457 km W of Indianola, California · 16667 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16668 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16668 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.7103 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16669 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, California · 16670 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16670 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16671 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.073 km W of Indianola, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16672 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16674 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16676 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059987. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.