California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 12:23 AM PST (08:23 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km W of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-01 08:23:18 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.461° N, 124.672° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km E of Pine Hills, California · 16397 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.311 km W of Indianola, California · 16397 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16397 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16397 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16397 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16396 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.422 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16393 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.623 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16392 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16392 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16392 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16391 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16391 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16390 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.86 km S of Blue Lake, California · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16389 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.8125 km W of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16388 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16388 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 16387 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 4.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.33 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16385 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16384 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.919 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16384 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 16383 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, California · 16383 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, California · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 3.06 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16381 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16380 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16380 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.710 km W of Indianola, California · 16379 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16379 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, California · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, California · 16378 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16378 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, California · 16378 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, California · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16374 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16373 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16373 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 3.121 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16373 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.25 km NW of Manila, California · 16373 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 3.294 km W of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.616 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16398 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16398 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.517 km W of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.63 km SE of Fortuna, California · 16399 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.415 km W of Samoa, California · 16401 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.617 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16401 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069115. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.