M2.9 earthquake 19 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 14, 1981, 1:29 PM PST

UTC

1981-11-14 21:29:21 UTC

Depth

24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.485° N, 124.456° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

252°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast28 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast238 kmWNW

After

1. 2.1Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 12:03 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 10:34 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 5:18 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:04 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
5. 3.06 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 1:34 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 6:56 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 12:24 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 12:29 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.710 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:58 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:46 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
12. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 6:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 11:32 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
15. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:54 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
16. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:37 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 3:44 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 4:34 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
19. 3.121 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 6:33 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
20. 3.25 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 10:01 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.312 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 2:59 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
22. 2.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 11:28 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
23. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 8:00 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
24. 3.036 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 3:41 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 1:51 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
26. 1.515 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 1:57 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 2:53 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.130 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:05 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
29. 3.872 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:46 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
30. 3.7109 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:48 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 4:08 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.815 km S of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Dec 3, 1:34 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
33. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 5, 9:15 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.311 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Dec 5, 12:47 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Dec 5, 11:55 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.72 km SW of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 2:53 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.817 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 6:06 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.337 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 3:37 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.935 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 2:11 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
40. 3.012 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:16 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.132 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:59 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.825 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 4:46 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.348 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 14, 5:02 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
44. 2.05 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:41 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:14 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
46. 1.723 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:46 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.022 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:50 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
48. 1.710 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 6:25 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
49. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 2:57 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.94 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 5:25 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
51. 1.810 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 9:50 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
52. 1.67 km WNW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 11:24 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
53. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 3:30 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
54. 2.066 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 2:53 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
55. 1.936 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 8:59 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
56. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 10:27 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
57. 2.815 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 3:52 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
58. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 6:47 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
59. 1.541 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 20, 6:12 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
60. 1.611 km ENE of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Dec 20, 8:34 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

1. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 6:49 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:40 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
3. 2.33 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 5:07 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 12, 4:31 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
5. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:52 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
6. 4.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 9:46 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 7:53 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:23 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 5:06 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:38 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 7:18 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CATue, Nov 10, 4:07 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:25 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 11:35 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 5:43 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
16. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:58 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
17. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 9:41 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.86 km S of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 11:53 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 5:55 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 2:13 AM PST · 16390 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069451. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.