California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 43 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Ferndale, California on Fri, May 29, 1981, 8:47 AM PDT (15:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 36 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-29 15:47:58 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.346° N, 124.675° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
265°, 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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16551 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.711 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 16550 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, California · 16550 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.616 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16549 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.464 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16547 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.137 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.338 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.57 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 16546 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16544 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.384 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, California · 16543 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16542 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.554 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16541 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 3.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.197 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16539 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.513 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16538 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.925 km W of Trinidad, California · 16538 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.014 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.613 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 3.112 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.414 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.915 km NW of Manila, California · 16537 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.65 km NW of Manila, California · 16537 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 4.3near the coast of Northern California · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, California · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.633 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.341 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.873 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16554 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.224 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.658 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 16555 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.914 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16556 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.150 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16556 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.911 km S of Scotia, California · 16557 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.83 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16558 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.417 km SW of Mad River, California · 16558 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.117 km SW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.216 km SW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064122. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.