M1.7 earthquake 37 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, May 9, 1981, 11:22 AM PDT

UTC

1981-05-09 18:22:09 UTC

Depth

28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.400° N, 124.648° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

320°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast47 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast251 kmWNW

After

1. 2.230 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 5:23 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.928 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 11, 4:20 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 11, 5:14 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.816 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 1:51 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 2:16 AM PDT · 16569 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.773 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 2:35 AM PDT · 16569 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.122 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 3:15 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.35 km SW of Phillipsville, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 5:25 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 9:53 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.23 km W of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 12:21 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.729 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 10:50 AM PDT · 16567 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.425 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 3:36 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.378 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 3:48 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.625 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 4:11 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.825 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 7:21 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.71 km NE of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 7:11 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.73 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 1:17 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 4:25 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.214 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 4:46 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.811 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 7:17 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.911 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 8:58 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.88 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 11:08 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
23. 3.339 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 10:21 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.47 km NNW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, May 18, 11:27 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.23 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaMon, May 18, 2:35 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
26. 2.916 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 5:08 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.917 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 5:45 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.816 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 6:34 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
29. 4.227 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 6:19 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.216 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 2:14 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.57 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 2:15 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.117 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 3:36 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 7:34 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
34. 2.417 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 5:07 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
35. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 11:43 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.83 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 7:04 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.911 km S of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 7:10 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
38. 3.150 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 6:38 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
39. 1.914 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 9:54 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.9Northern CaliforniaMon, May 25, 5:41 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
41. 4.658 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 4:41 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
42. 3.523 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 5:12 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.224 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 5:20 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, May 26, 7:52 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.873 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 2:49 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
46. 2.341 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 3:33 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 9:26 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.633 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 12:12 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
49. 3.013 km W of Ruth, CaliforniaThu, May 28, 7:55 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
50. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 2:01 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
51. 2.843 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 8:47 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 1:58 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
53. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 11:53 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
54. 3.711 km SW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 8:36 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
55. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, May 31, 1:16 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
56. 1.616 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 12:35 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
57. 2.464 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 5:52 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
58. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 6:14 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 7:48 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
60. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 2:15 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 2.122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 12:05 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
2. 3.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 11:03 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
3. 3.295 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 6:06 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.597 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 4:40 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.816 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 8:30 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.69 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 1:30 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.230 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 10:59 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.522 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 8:27 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.434 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 5:30 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
10. 1.914 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 2, 10:50 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.226 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, May 2, 5:04 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.811 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 1, 11:07 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.642 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 29, 11:16 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.1125 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 29, 10:43 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 11:20 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.56 km NW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 11:33 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.745 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Apr 27, 2:44 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
18. 1.67 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 27, 12:18 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.