M1.5 earthquake 16 km SSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jun 13, 1981, 10:57 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-14 05:57:57 UTC

Depth

19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.434° N, 124.322° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

271°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast17 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast23 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast225 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast890 kmNW

After

1. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
3. 4.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 4:53 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 5:44 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 7:50 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:04 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 9:36 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 6:05 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
10. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 7:53 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 1:17 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 2:39 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
13. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 8:27 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 9:03 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 10:03 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 8:39 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 17, 12:03 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 5:56 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.726 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 9:12 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
23. 3.586 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 1:39 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 8:31 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.052 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:03 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:14 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:57 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:24 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
29. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 1:29 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 3:13 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
31. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 4:44 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
32. 3.871 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 6:32 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
33. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
34. 3.159 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
35. 4.036 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:20 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
36. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 3:10 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
37. 1.815 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 11:35 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
39. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 1:45 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
40. 1.616 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:36 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
41. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:50 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
42. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
43. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:36 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
46. 1.938 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 6:51 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
47. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.480 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:11 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
49. 3.635 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:37 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
51. 3.527 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.346 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 5:29 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
53. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 11:39 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
54. 3.817 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 6:58 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.116 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 7:01 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 2:10 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
57. 3.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 6:07 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
58. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:19 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 9:55 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
60. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 1:51 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

1. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 4:47 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.65 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 12:12 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.915 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 10:11 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.414 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 2:12 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.616 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 2:12 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
7. 3.112 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 12:45 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.613 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 8:53 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.014 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 7:50 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.413 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 7:47 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.925 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 6:45 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 6:07 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 1:49 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.513 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 1:29 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:34 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:07 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 4:41 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 6:27 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064532. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.