M3.3 earthquake 116 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.3 (md), minor

Local time

Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 12:00 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-25 19:00:01 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.734° N, 125.623° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 12.6 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

318°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast116 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast123 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast340 kmWNW

After

1. 2.346 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 5:29 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 9:55 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.544 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 1, 12:13 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.921 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 1, 12:54 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 9:16 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.883 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 11, 12:24 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.277 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 11, 1:20 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.7147 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 11, 7:54 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.242 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 12, 4:55 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
10. 3.283 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 14, 9:42 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 14, 7:11 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.345 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 10:22 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.144 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 12:39 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.749 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 3:58 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.738 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 11:08 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
16. 3.436 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 11:14 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.280 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 7:36 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.889 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 21, 12:39 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.539 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 21, 1:54 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.371 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 21, 8:26 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 23, 2:40 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.227 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 23, 8:36 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 23, 9:57 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.898 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 24, 11:48 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
25. 2.246 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 24, 3:15 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.130 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 24, 8:05 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 27, 7:51 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 31, 1:41 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 3, 3:47 AM PDT · 16486 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 3, 9:16 AM PDT · 16486 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
32. 2.059 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Aug 5, 12:44 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
33. 3.2off the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Aug 5, 11:17 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
34. 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 5, 11:17 AM PDT · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
35. 3.273 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 7, 10:51 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
36. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 8, 12:33 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 8, 10:07 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.253 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 9, 7:58 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.494 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 12, 6:51 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
40. 2.498 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 13, 8:22 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
41. 3.091 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 12:09 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.842 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 5:39 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.8122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.353 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
45. 2.5105 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 16, 8:47 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 17, 7:57 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
47. 2.276 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 17, 5:24 PM PDT · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
48. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 20, 9:28 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 22, 5:12 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 3.1122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 11:49 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.480 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:11 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.583 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:34 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.938 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 6:51 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 1:36 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
9. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 12:36 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
11. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 2:50 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
12. 3.159 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
13. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
14. 3.871 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 6:32 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.052 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 9:03 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 8:31 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
17. 3.586 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 1:39 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 5:56 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064890. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.