California earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 17 km WSW of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Redcrest, California on Sat, Jun 27, 1981, 6:58 AM PDT (13:58 UTC), 34 km (21 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
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-27 13:58:47 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.326° N, 124.126° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16530 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16528 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.0near the coast of Northern California · 16528 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16528 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 16528 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16528 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.09 km E of Redcrest, California · 16527 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16527 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.544 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16527 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.921 km W of Ferndale, California · 16527 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16526 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.66 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.111 km WSW of Weott, California · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Trinidad, California · 16526 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.94 km SSW of Big Lagoon, California · 16526 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.14 km SSE of McKinleyville, California · 16525 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16523 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.215 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16523 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.611 km SSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16523 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.09 km NNW of Manila, California · 16522 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.816 km SW of Scotia, California · 16521 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16521 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.018 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16520 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.912 km N of Alderpoint, California · 16518 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.121 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16518 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.277 km W of Ferndale, California · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.05 km NW of Redway, California · 16515 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.242 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16515 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.916 km NW of Samoa, California · 16515 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.213 km NW of Manila, California · 16514 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.57 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16514 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.283 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16513 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16513 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.72 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16512 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.345 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16512 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.144 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16512 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.749 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16512 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.738 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16511 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.018 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16510 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 4.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16510 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.823 km WSW of Weott, California · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.920 km WSW of Weott, California · 16510 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16510 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.924 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 3.436 km W of Trinidad, California · 16510 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.06 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16510 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.36 km ESE of Ferndale, California · 16510 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.280 km W of Ferndale, California · 16510 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.16 km N of Hyampom, California · 16510 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16509 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.532 km SW of Scotia, California · 16508 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.621 km WSW of Weott, California · 16508 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.933 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16507 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.539 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16507 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.371 km W of Ferndale, California · 16506 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.90 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16505 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16505 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.227 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16504 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16531 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.97 km WSW of Junction City, California · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.346 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16531 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.527 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16532 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.626 km W of Indianola, California · 16532 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.635 km SW of Scotia, California · 16532 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.480 km W of Ferndale, California · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.542 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16533 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.938 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16533 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16533 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.263 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.087 km W of Ferndale, California · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.616 km WNW of Manila, California · 16534 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, California · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16535 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.815 km W of Mad River, California · 16536 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.811 km W of Junction City, California · 16536 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.136 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064936 (also filed as usp0001ecb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.