M2.0 earthquake 6 km NW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 12:35 AM PST

UTC

1981-03-06 08:35:55 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.623° N, 124.313° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

249°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast7 kmNW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast13 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast233 kmWNW

After

1. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16648 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
2. 3.534 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 9:35 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.65 km SSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 5:46 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
4. 3.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 10:26 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
5. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 10:39 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
6. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 9:09 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.110 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 3:01 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.433 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 11:16 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.81 km NW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 1:08 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.06 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 5:13 AM PST · 16643 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.1off the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 5:35 AM PST · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 11:49 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
13. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 11:56 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.735 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 12:29 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.679 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 8:39 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
16. 3.738 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 1:22 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.167 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 10:40 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 2:55 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
19. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 1:31 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PST · 16638 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
21. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 12:34 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.57 km NNW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 7:16 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.715 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 7:16 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
24. 3.281 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 8:39 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 2:21 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
26. 1.92 km N of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 7:42 PM PST · 16635 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.324 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 1:47 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.417 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 5:29 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
29. 4.015 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 9:38 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 9:41 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 10:11 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
32. 2.818 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 22, 12:01 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
33. 1.515 km N of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 6:38 PM PST · 16631 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.723 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 9:26 PM PST · 16631 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
35. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:29 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
36. 1.913 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 5:49 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
37. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 4:23 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
38. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 3:39 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.93 km E of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 2:25 AM PST · 16628 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
40. 1.926 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 11:09 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
41. 2.694 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 6:26 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
42. 2.454 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 9:56 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
43. 2.142 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 2:55 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
44. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 6:24 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
45. 1.810 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 11:31 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
46. 3.014 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 4:22 PM PST · 16625 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
47. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 5:28 PM PST · 16625 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
48. 4.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 4:38 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
49. 1.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 4:41 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
50. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 4:44 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
51. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 4:56 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
52. 2.428 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 5:03 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
53. 3.131 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 7:00 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
54. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 9:44 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 11:08 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
56. 1.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 1:36 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
57. 4.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 6:10 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
58. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 8:14 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
59. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 9:48 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 10:47 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 2.712 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 12:30 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.240 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 8:09 PM PST · 16649 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.18 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 10:26 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 11:18 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.951 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 10:19 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.540 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 12:03 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 9:55 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 6:43 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.06 km NNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 3:25 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.023 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.617 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSat, Feb 28, 4:10 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
13. 3.230 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Feb 27, 9:36 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 26, 6:32 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 1:59 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 1:29 AM PST · 16657 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 8:20 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.2Northern CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:16 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 23, 10:35 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.144 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 6:53 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061075. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.