California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 48 km WSW of Klamath, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Klamath, California on Sun, Nov 2, 1975, 11:24 PM PST (07:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 49 km W of Samoa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-03 07:24:46 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.436° N, 124.604° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
328°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.049 km W of Samoa, California · 18583 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18577 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.813 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.710 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.58 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.822 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.714 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.617 km W of Ferndale, California · 18574 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.214 km W of Ferndale, California · 18571 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.229 km W of Ferndale, California · 18568 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 18568 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.815 km W of Ferndale, California · 18564 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.841 km W of Ferndale, California · 18560 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.93 km W of Ferndale, California · 18555 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.639 km W of Indianola, California · 18554 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.562 km W of Ferndale, California · 18548 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.219 km W of Ferndale, California · 18548 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.833 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 18540 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.244 km W of Indianola, California · 18533 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.841 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18532 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.32 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18587 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.932 km W of Ferndale, California · 18587 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.98 km SW of Trinidad, California · 18591 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.523 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18594 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.81 km NW of Ferndale, California · 18594 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.823 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 18602 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.175 km W of Ferndale, California · 18602 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.524 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18605 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.710 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 18606 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.03 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 18607 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.03 km N of Ferndale, California · 18607 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.079 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18608 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.93 km E of Loleta, California · 18611 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.312 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 18612 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 18614 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.614 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18617 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027310. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.