California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Scotia, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Scotia, California on Tue, Oct 13, 1981, 9:28 PM PDT (04:28 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 20 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-14 04:28:41 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.428° N, 124.164° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.461 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.754 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16415 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.13 km NE of Redway, California · 16415 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16413 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.939 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16413 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.633 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16413 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.593 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.616 km WNW of Junction City, California · 16412 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16412 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16412 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.550 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16412 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16412 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.814 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16412 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.518 km SW of Scotia, California · 16411 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.641 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.036 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16411 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16410 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16410 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.638 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16410 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.09 km N of Hyampom, California · 16410 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.539 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.718 km W of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.562 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16408 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.640 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.416 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.966 km W of Indianola, California · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.256 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.619 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16405 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.730 km W of Trinidad, California · 16404 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16404 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.419 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16403 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.632 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.532 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.64 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16403 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.01 km NE of Bayview, California · 16403 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16403 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.945 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16402 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.617 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16401 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16401 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.415 km W of Samoa, California · 16400 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.911 km W of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.659 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.059 km W of Ferndale, California · 16400 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.63 km SE of Fortuna, California · 16399 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16399 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16416 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Ferndale, California · 16416 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16417 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.618 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16417 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.517 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16417 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.738 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16418 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.535 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16418 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.810 km SW of Trinity Village, California · 16418 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.779 km W of Ferndale, California · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16419 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16420 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.170 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16420 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.94 km N of Redway, California · 16421 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16421 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.282 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.541 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.07 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16421 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.79 km S of Ferndale, California · 16423 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16423 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068607. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.