M2.8 earthquake 125 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 10, 1981, 8:22 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-10 16:22:18 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.485° N, 125.743° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 18.7 km horizontally, 24.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

317°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast125 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast135 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast343 kmWNW

After

1. 2.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:06 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:23 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 7:53 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 5:18 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 6:56 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:46 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
7. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 6:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
9. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:54 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 3:44 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 4:34 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.8161 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 9:33 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 3.036 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 3:41 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.6174 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 3:01 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 2:53 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
16. 3.872 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:46 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
17. 3.7109 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:48 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.348 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 14, 5:02 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 3:30 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.066 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 2:53 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.936 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 8:59 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 10:27 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.149 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 11:04 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.0108 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 3:03 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.9141 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 31, 7:05 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 11:24 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
27. 1.651 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 8:48 AM PST · 16331 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.977 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 7:13 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.630 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 7:53 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 5:55 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 2:13 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 10:14 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
4. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 1:33 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CASun, Nov 1, 11:00 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 12:23 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
7. 3.294 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 7:20 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.647 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 10:01 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:23 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 3:01 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 10:16 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 5:39 AM PST · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 3:18 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.532 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 12:47 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.256 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 16405 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.966 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Oct 23, 3:50 PM PDT · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.562 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 11:45 AM PDT · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 6:31 AM PDT · 16407 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
19. 3.0101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 12:06 AM PDT · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.6110 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 20, 2:55 AM PDT · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.