California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Wed, May 27, 1981, 9:26 AM PDT (16:26 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 33 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-27 16:26:06 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.436° N, 124.302° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.633 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.013 km W of Ruth, California · 16553 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16553 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.843 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.27 km E of Hyampom, California · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.711 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 16551 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, California · 16550 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.616 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16549 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.464 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16549 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16547 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.137 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.338 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.57 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 16546 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.384 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, California · 16544 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16543 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16543 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.513 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.554 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16541 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.197 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16539 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16539 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 16539 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.513 km NW of Manila, California · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.925 km W of Trinidad, California · 16538 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.014 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.613 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.112 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.414 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.915 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.65 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 4.3near the coast of Northern California · 16536 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.341 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.873 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16555 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.224 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.658 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.9Northern California · 16556 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.914 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16556 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.150 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16556 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.911 km S of Scotia, California · 16558 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.83 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16558 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.417 km SW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.117 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.57 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.216 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.227 km W of Trinidad, California · 16560 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.816 km NE of Miranda, California · 16560 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.917 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064071. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.