California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 117 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 117 km W of Ferndale, California on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 7:25 AM PST (15:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 36 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-10 15:25:41 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.483° N, 125.651° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 16.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
316°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1off the coast of Northern California · 16630 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.735 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.679 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16629 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.7130 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.167 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.3115 km W of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16627 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16627 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.0111 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16626 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.281 km W of Indianola, California · 16624 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16623 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16621 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.723 km W of Ferndale, California · 16619 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16617 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16617 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.694 km W of Ferndale, California · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.454 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16616 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.2212 km W of Ferndale, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.4103 km W of Trinidad, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.142 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16614 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.839 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.428 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.131 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 4.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.439 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16612 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16611 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16610 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.044 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16610 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.648 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16609 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16609 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.267 km W of Trinidad, California · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.790 km W of Ferndale, California · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.818 km W of Ferndale, California · 16607 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16606 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.8off the coast of Northern California · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16603 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16602 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.434 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16602 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.0108 km W of Ferndale, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.446 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16601 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16600 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16599 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16598 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16598 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 4.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16598 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16598 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.365 km W of Indianola, California · 16598 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.433 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16633 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16633 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16634 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16634 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.534 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16635 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.951 km W of Trinidad, California · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.6118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.230 km W of Indianola, California · 16643 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16645 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16645 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16646 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16647 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16650 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.454 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.568 km W of Indianola, California · 16653 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16653 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16653 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16657 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061222. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.