M1.5 earthquake 22 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 1:49 AM PDT

UTC

1981-06-12 08:49:39 UTC

Depth

27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.506° N, 124.514° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast23 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast32 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast243 kmWNW

After

1. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 6:07 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.925 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 6:45 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.413 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 7:47 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.014 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 7:50 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.613 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 8:53 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
6. 3.112 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 12:45 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.616 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 2:12 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.414 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 2:12 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.915 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 10:11 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.65 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 12:12 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 4:47 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:57 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
16. 4.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:53 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:44 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 7:50 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:04 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:36 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
22. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 6:05 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
23. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 7:53 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 1:17 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 2:39 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
26. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 8:27 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 9:03 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 10:03 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
31. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 8:39 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 17, 12:03 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 5:56 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.726 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 9:12 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
36. 3.586 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 1:39 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
37. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 8:31 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
38. 2.052 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:03 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
39. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:14 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:57 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:24 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
42. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 1:29 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
43. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 3:13 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
44. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 4:44 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
45. 3.871 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 6:32 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
46. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
47. 3.159 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
48. 4.036 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:20 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
49. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 3:10 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
50. 1.815 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 11:35 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
51. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 1:45 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
53. 1.616 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:36 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
54. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:50 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
55. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
56. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:36 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
57. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
59. 1.938 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 6:51 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
60. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

1. 2.513 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 1:29 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:07 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 4:41 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 12:54 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 3.3106 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 2:48 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 6:27 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.197 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 1:57 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
11. 3.398 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 2:34 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.554 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 1:50 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.513 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 10:07 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 4:44 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 2:06 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 3:06 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 1:04 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 8:17 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.384 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 2:46 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 12:25 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064477. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.