M2.6 earthquake 38 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Feb 4, 1981, 4:40 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-05 00:40:47 UTC

Depth

25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.333° N, 124.586° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

253°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast38 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast47 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast244 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast896 kmNW

After

1. 2.282 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 12:46 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.935 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:45 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 6, 1:41 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.374 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Feb 6, 2:19 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
5. 3.02 km N of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Feb 6, 11:00 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.013 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 12:33 AM PST · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.549 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 12:27 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.637 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 5:25 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 1:50 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.920 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 3.153 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 11:52 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 7:56 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.232 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 9:16 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 13, 8:21 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 14, 12:13 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.113 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 12:24 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.919 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 1:52 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 7:34 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 7:35 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.568 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 12:59 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
21. 2.325 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 3:25 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.84 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 11:03 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:07 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:31 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
25. 3.374 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 9:56 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.454 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 19, 5:45 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.725 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 20, 2:42 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 20, 12:06 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 4:47 AM PST · 16657 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.45 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 2:59 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
31. 2.144 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 6:53 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 23, 10:35 AM PST · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
33. 2.2Northern CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:16 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 8:20 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 1:29 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 1:59 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
37. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 26, 6:32 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
38. 3.230 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Feb 27, 9:36 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
39. 2.617 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSat, Feb 28, 4:10 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
40. 3.023 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
41. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 6:43 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 9:55 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
43. 3.6118 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 9:09 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.540 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 12:03 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.951 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 10:19 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 11:18 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
47. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
48. 2.18 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 10:26 AM PST · 16646 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
49. 2.240 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 8:09 PM PST · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
50. 2.712 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 12:30 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
51. 2.06 km NW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 12:35 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
52. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
53. 3.534 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 9:35 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
54. 1.65 km SSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 5:46 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
55. 3.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 10:26 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
56. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 10:39 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
57. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 9:09 AM PST · 16642 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.110 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 3:01 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.433 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 11:16 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
60. 1.81 km NW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 1:08 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

1. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 4, 8:55 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.457 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 2:36 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.712 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 2:21 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:54 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:47 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
6. 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 12:34 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:15 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.912 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 5:47 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 12:01 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 3:42 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 10:45 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.7103 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 5:55 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.17 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 5:41 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:37 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 2:43 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 1:18 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 12:19 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 10:12 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 9:53 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.073 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 29, 5:47 AM PST · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060001. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.