M3.7 earthquake 109 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.7 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Dec 2, 1981, 10:48 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-02 18:48:26 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.696° N, 125.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.2 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

317°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast109 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast117 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast333 kmWNW

After

1. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 4:08 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.337 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 3:37 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
3. 3.012 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:16 PM PST · 16355 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.825 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 4:46 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.348 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 14, 5:02 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:14 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.723 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:46 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.022 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:50 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 3:30 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.066 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 2:53 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.936 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 8:59 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.444 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 10:27 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.541 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 20, 6:12 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.149 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 11:04 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.337 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 1:49 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.0108 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 3:03 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
17. 3.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 3:42 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 3:17 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.819 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 30, 7:58 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.9141 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 31, 7:05 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.516 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 12:07 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 11:24 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
23. 1.651 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 8:48 AM PST · 16331 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 7:32 AM PST · 16330 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.977 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 7:13 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.417 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 3:30 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.630 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 7:53 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.439 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 8:15 PM PST · 16327 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.133 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 6:06 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
30. 4.8122 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 4:26 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
31. 3.1127 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 10:19 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
32. 1.741 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 10:58 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.146 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 7:49 AM PST · 16322 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
34. 2.292 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.265 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 20, 4:42 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
36. 2.559 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 26, 4:31 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
37. 2.565 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 7:09 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.856 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 28, 12:26 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.625 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 29, 4:04 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.646 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 30, 11:20 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.719 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 31, 3:01 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 3.872 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:46 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 2:53 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.515 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 1:57 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.6174 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 3:01 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 3.036 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 3:41 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.8161 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 9:33 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 11:28 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
8. 3.121 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 6:33 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 4:34 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 3:44 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:37 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
12. 3.1101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:54 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 6:59 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
14. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:59 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:46 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:04 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 6:56 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 5:18 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.919 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 1:29 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 6:49 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069949. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.