M3.0 earthquake 36 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.0 (md), minor

Local time

Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 9:05 PM PST

UTC

1981-10-31 05:05:23 UTC

Depth

28.2 km (17.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.326° N, 124.549° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

239°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

21

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast37 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast45 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast240 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast893 kmNW

After

1. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 2:52 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 8:09 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.616 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 9:58 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
4. 3.294 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 7:20 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 12:23 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.711 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 6:52 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.311 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 7:01 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 9:50 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CASun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 7:51 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
11. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 1:33 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 9:43 AM PST · 16395 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 9:19 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 3:37 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 3:37 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 9:10 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 8:20 AM PST · 16393 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
18. 3.422 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 12:21 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 1:51 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.623 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 11:35 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 12:23 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 3:45 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 10:14 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
24. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 7, 7:24 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 2:13 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 5:55 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
27. 1.86 km S of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 11:53 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
28. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 9:41 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 28 km deep · 0 km away
29. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:58 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 5:43 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:35 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:25 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CATue, Nov 10, 4:07 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
34. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 7:18 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:38 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:06 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:23 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 7:53 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
39. 4.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:46 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
40. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:52 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 4:31 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.33 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 5:07 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
43. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:40 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 6:49 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.919 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 1:29 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 10:34 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 5:18 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:04 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
49. 3.06 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 1:34 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
50. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 6:56 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 12:24 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 12:29 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.710 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:58 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
54. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:46 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
56. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 6:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
58. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 11:32 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
59. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:54 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
60. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:37 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

1. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 3:39 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.517 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 10:01 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 3:15 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.63 km SE of Fortuna, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 2:27 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:23 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 3:01 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 8:26 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:30 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 28 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:14 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:11 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.415 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 8:59 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 10:16 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.617 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 6:31 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 5:39 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 6:45 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 5:18 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.01 km NE of Bayview, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 3:32 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.64 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 1:45 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069085. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.