California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km WSW of Scotia, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Scotia, California on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 7:24 PM PST (03:24 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 near the coast of Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-08 03:24:07 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.401° N, 124.262° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16389 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16389 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.86 km S of Blue Lake, California · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16387 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 16386 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16385 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.33 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16384 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16383 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.919 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16383 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.1Northern California · 16382 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.652 km W of Ferndale, California · 16382 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, California · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.06 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16379 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.051 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.710 km W of Indianola, California · 16378 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.411 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 16377 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16377 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.4101 km W of Ferndale, California · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.833 km W of Ferndale, California · 16377 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16377 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 3.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16373 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16372 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16372 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.121 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16372 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 3.25 km NW of Manila, California · 16372 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.312 km WSW of Weott, California · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.636 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16369 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16368 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.036 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16368 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.515 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16365 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16365 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.130 km SW of Scotia, California · 16365 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 3.872 km W of Ferndale, California · 16365 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16365 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.815 km S of Mad River, California · 16364 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16362 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.311 km NW of Manila, California · 16362 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16361 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.72 km SW of Loleta, California · 16361 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.817 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16361 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.231 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16390 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.829 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.55 km E of Willow Creek, California · 16391 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.623 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16391 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, California · 16391 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.422 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16392 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16392 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16394 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.257 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16395 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16396 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.311 km W of Indianola, California · 16396 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069278. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.