California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Weott, California on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 6:46 PM PDT (01:46 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 36 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-27 01:46:32 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.230° N, 124.157° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16495 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16494 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Indianola, California · 16494 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.71 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16493 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.16 km SE of Scotia, California · 16493 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16492 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.07 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16492 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16491 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16490 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.715 km S of Leggett, California · 16489 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.35 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16489 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16488 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16488 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.919 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16486 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.059 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.92 km NE of Garberville, California · 16485 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16485 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.273 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16484 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16483 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.710 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16483 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16483 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.253 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16481 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.512 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16481 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.04 km N of Redway, California · 16481 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16478 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.04 km E of Indianola, California · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.815 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16478 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16477 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.842 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16477 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.615 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16477 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.616 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16477 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.96 km SSW of Fortuna, California · 16476 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.353 km W of Ferndale, California · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.02 km SE of Indianola, California · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.52 km SE of Indianola, California · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.017 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16475 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16475 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16474 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.276 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16473 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16472 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16472 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16472 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.124 km SW of Scotia, California · 16472 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16471 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.86 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16471 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.12 km SSW of Loleta, California · 16471 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.112 km SSE of Mad River, California · 16471 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16470 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.812 km W of Mad River, California · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.65 km ESE of Trinity Village, California · 16469 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.816 km NW of Manila, CA · 16469 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.318 km WNW of Manila, California · 16469 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.233 km SW of Scotia, California · 16469 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16468 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 16467 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16467 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.811 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16466 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16466 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16496 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16497 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.130 km W of Trinidad, California · 16497 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Fortuna, California · 16498 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.246 km W of Ferndale, California · 16498 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16498 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.311 km N of Covelo, California · 16498 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16499 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.227 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16499 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16499 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.90 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16500 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.371 km W of Ferndale, California · 16501 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.539 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16501 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.933 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16502 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.621 km WSW of Weott, California · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.532 km SW of Scotia, California · 16503 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16504 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.16 km N of Hyampom, California · 16504 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.280 km W of Ferndale, California · 16504 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.36 km ESE of Ferndale, California · 16505 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065972. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.