California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 110 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 110 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Tue, Oct 20, 1981, 2:55 AM PDT (09:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 101 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-20 09:55:58 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.347° N, 125.532° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.0101 km W of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.718 km W of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.562 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.640 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.966 km W of Indianola, California · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.256 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.632 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.532 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.517 km W of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 3.294 km W of Ferndale, California · 16396 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16396 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16392 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16390 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16389 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.8125 km W of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16386 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.638 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16409 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.036 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16410 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.641 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16410 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.550 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.3108 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.593 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.633 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.939 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16412 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16412 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.754 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16414 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.461 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.737 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.620 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16414 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16416 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.1128 km W of Trinidad, California · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068782. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.