California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Miranda, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Miranda, California on Sat, Jun 6, 1981, 8:17 PM PDT (03:17 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 23 km WSW of Weott, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-07 03:17:03 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.277° N, 123.766° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Northern California · 16550 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16549 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16549 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16549 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16549 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.513 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16547 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16546 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16546 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16546 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 16546 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.513 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16545 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.014 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.613 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.112 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.414 km NW of Manila, California · 16545 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.915 km NW of Manila, California · 16544 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.65 km NW of Manila, California · 16544 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16544 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.06 km E of Covelo, California · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16543 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 4.3near the coast of Northern California · 16543 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16543 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, California · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.431 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, California · 16542 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16542 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.610 km N of Covelo, California · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16541 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, California · 16541 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.111 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, California · 16539 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.726 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16538 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, California · 16538 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, California · 16537 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16537 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 16537 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16551 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16552 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.57 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 16553 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16553 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.338 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.137 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16554 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16556 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.464 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.616 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16556 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, California · 16557 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.711 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 16558 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16558 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.27 km E of Hyampom, California · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16559 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064312. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.