M3.2 earthquake 94 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.2 (md), minor

Local time

Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 7:20 PM PST

UTC

1981-11-01 03:20:25 UTC

Depth

17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.660° N, 125.380° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.3 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

293°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

26

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast95 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast103 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast318 kmWNW

After

1. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 12:23 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.311 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 7:01 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CASun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 7:51 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
5. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 1:33 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 9:43 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 9:19 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 3:37 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 3:37 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 9:10 AM PST · 16393 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 8:20 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
12. 3.422 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 12:21 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 1:51 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.623 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 11:35 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 12:23 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 10:14 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 7, 7:24 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 2:13 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 5:55 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
20. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 9:41 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
21. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:58 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
22. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 5:43 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.8125 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 8:22 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:35 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:25 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CATue, Nov 10, 4:07 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 7:18 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
28. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:38 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:06 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:23 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
31. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 7:53 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
32. 4.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:46 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
33. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:52 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 4:31 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:40 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 6:49 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.919 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 1:29 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 10:34 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 5:18 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 6:56 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.710 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:58 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
43. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:46 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
44. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
45. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 6:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
46. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:54 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
47. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:37 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
48. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 3:44 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 4:34 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
50. 3.121 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 6:33 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
51. 2.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 11:28 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
52. 2.8161 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 9:33 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
53. 3.036 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 3:41 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
54. 1.6174 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 3:01 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
55. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 1:51 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.515 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 1:57 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
57. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 2:53 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
58. 2.130 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:05 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
59. 3.872 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:46 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
60. 3.7109 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:48 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 8:09 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 2:52 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
3. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 9:05 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
4. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 3:39 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.517 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 1:30 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 10:01 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 3:15 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:23 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 3:01 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 8:26 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:30 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:14 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:11 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.415 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 8:59 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 10:16 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.617 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 6:31 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 5:39 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 6:45 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 5:18 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069113. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.