California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km SW of Ferndale, California on Mon, Oct 26, 1981, 11:21 AM PST (19:21 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 32 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-26 19:21:44 UTC
Depth
39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.344° N, 124.502° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.532 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16402 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of Bayview, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.617 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.415 km W of Samoa, California · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.63 km SE of Fortuna, California · 16398 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.517 km W of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.810 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 16398 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.616 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16397 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 3.294 km W of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16396 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.711 km E of Pine Hills, California · 16396 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.311 km W of Indianola, California · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16396 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16396 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16392 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.422 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16392 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.623 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16391 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16390 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16389 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.86 km S of Blue Lake, California · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 16386 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 2.419 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16402 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.730 km W of Trinidad, California · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.619 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16404 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.256 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.966 km W of Indianola, California · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.416 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.640 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.562 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.718 km W of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.0101 km W of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.539 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068950. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.