California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 39 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Ferndale, California on Thu, Jun 11, 1981, 9:07 AM PDT (16:07 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km SSW of Scotia, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-11 16:07:41 UTC
Depth
27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.337° N, 124.604° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.513 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16538 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.925 km W of Trinidad, California · 16538 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.014 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.613 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.112 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.414 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.915 km NW of Manila, California · 16537 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.65 km NW of Manila, California · 16537 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.3near the coast of Northern California · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, California · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, California · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16535 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, California · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16533 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16532 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, California · 16531 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.726 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 3.586 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16531 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.052 km W of Ferndale, California · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16530 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, California · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.871 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.159 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.036 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16529 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.815 km W of Mad River, California · 16528 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16528 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.616 km WNW of Manila, California · 16527 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, California · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16526 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16539 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.197 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.554 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16541 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.513 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16542 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, California · 16543 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.384 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16544 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.57 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 16546 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.338 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.137 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064449. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.