M3.0 earthquake 36 km SW of Scotia, California

Magnitude

3.0 (md), minor

Local time

Mon, Mar 31, 1986, 4:01 PM PST

UTC

1986-04-01 00:01:08 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.268° N, 124.421° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

233°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Scotia, CaliforniaPopulation 850. Forecast36 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast43 kmSSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast228 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast881 kmNW

After

1. 2.431 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Apr 1, 5:01 PM PST · 14784 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.14 km N of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Apr 2, 12:56 PM PST · 14783 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.475 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 4:42 AM PST · 14782 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.822 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 6:36 AM PST · 14782 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.59 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 1:58 AM PST · 14779 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.16 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 9:08 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
7. 3.119 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 12:16 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.02 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 5:19 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.294 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 1:29 AM PST · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.913 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 3:50 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 4.474 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 4:13 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
12. 3.251 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 4:16 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.531 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 10:47 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.012 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 1:07 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
15. 3.564 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 6:04 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.238 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 5:55 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.25 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 1:14 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.923 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 9:13 PM PST · 14765 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 9:50 PM PST · 14765 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.029 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 12:30 AM PST · 14765 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.930 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 8:28 PM PST · 14764 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 8:56 AM PST · 14761 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.024 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 9:31 PM PST · 14760 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 9:35 AM PST · 14759 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
25. 3.923 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 3:37 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.32 km NNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 11:39 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.238 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 10:22 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.123 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 11:36 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
29. 2.84 km WNW of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 5:42 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
30. 3.033 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 3:38 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
31. 4.339 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 11:09 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.98 km SSW of Hyampom, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 2:54 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.8107 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 11:11 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.838 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 9:04 AM PDT · 14745 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.211 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 2:26 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.784 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 7:08 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.45 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 7:35 PM PDT · 14744 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
38. 2.112 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 1:44 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.511 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 4:20 AM PDT · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
40. 2.817 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 7:05 AM PDT · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 3.235 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Mar 31, 2:46 PM PST · 14785 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.132 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 30, 10:17 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.022 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Mar 25, 2:57 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.932 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 24, 7:25 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.921 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaMon, Mar 24, 3:48 AM PST · 14792 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.822 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 11:57 PM PST · 14793 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.821 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 10:33 PM PST · 14793 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.721 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 10:11 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.221 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 10:08 PM PST · 14793 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.921 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 10:01 PM PST · 14793 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.919 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Mar 21, 11:31 PM PST · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.413 km SW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 2:42 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
13. 3.815 km WSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 2:41 PM PST · 14796 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 19, 6:17 PM PST · 14797 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
15. 3.995 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 11, 7:34 AM PST · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
16. 3.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 10, 9:58 PM PST · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
17. 3.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 10, 4:05 PM PST · 14806 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.125 km NW of Cleone, CaliforniaSun, Mar 9, 3:29 AM PST · 14807 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 8, 3:35 PM PST · 14808 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
20. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 8, 6:38 AM PST · 14808 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc69039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.