M3.3 earthquake 98 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.3 (md), minor

Local time

Tue, Jun 9, 1981, 2:34 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-09 21:34:01 UTC

Depth

65.4 km (40.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.323° N, 125.373° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.2 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

320°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast98 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast107 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast308 kmWNW

After

1. 2.197 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 1:57 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 6:27 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
3. 3.3106 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 2:48 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 12:54 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:07 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 1:49 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 4:47 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:57 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
14. 4.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:53 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:44 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 7:50 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:04 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:36 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
20. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 7:53 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 1:17 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
22. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 8:27 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 10:03 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 17, 12:03 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 5:56 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
29. 3.586 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 1:39 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 8:31 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.052 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:03 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:24 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 3:13 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 4:44 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
35. 3.871 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 6:32 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
36. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
37. 3.159 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
38. 4.036 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:20 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
39. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 3:10 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 16528 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
41. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:50 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
43. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:36 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
44. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
45. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
46. 1.938 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 6:51 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
47. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.583 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.480 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:11 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
50. 3.635 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:37 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
52. 3.1122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 11:49 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
53. 3.3116 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 12:00 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
54. 3.527 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.346 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 5:29 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 11:39 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
57. 3.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 6:07 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
58. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:19 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 1:51 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
60. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 11:07 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

1. 2.554 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 1:50 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 4:44 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 2:06 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 3:06 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 1:04 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.384 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 2:46 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 12:25 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 2:20 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 12:33 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.338 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 3:48 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 4:47 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.137 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 4:37 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 2:45 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 9:16 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 2:15 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 7:48 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 6:14 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.464 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 5:52 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 11:53 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 1:58 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064407. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.