M3.0 earthquake 49 km W of Samoa, California

Magnitude

3.0 (md), minor

Local time

Thu, Nov 6, 1975, 9:34 PM PST

UTC

1975-11-07 05:34:17 UTC

Depth

20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.885° N, 124.764° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.5 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

289°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Bayview, CaliforniaPopulation 2,510. Forecast50 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast51 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast279 kmWNW

After

1. 1.923 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 6:28 AM PST · 18580 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
2. 3.688 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 11:00 PM PST · 18578 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
3. 3.464 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 11:01 PM PST · 18578 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.971 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 11:38 PM PST · 18578 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.65 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaThu, Nov 13, 1:50 AM PST · 18577 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
6. 4.813 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:29 AM PST · 18576 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.710 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:37 AM PST · 18576 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.125 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:37 AM PST · 18576 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.022 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:42 AM PST · 18576 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.621 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:51 AM PST · 18576 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.58 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 2:25 AM PST · 18575 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.822 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 3:15 AM PST · 18575 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.714 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 6:21 AM PST · 18575 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.622 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 10:55 AM PST · 18575 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.328 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 3:11 PM PST · 18575 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.825 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 1:22 AM PST · 18575 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 3:55 AM PST · 18574 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.617 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 11:58 PM PST · 18574 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.540 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 12:35 AM PST · 18574 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 3:08 AM PST · 18573 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
21. 5.089 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 9:29 AM PST · 18573 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.835 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 12:28 PM PST · 18573 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.822 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 12:24 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 12:49 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
25. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 1:58 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 2:20 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.130 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 2:34 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
28. 3.244 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:11 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:16 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:43 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.740 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 6:38 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.656 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 10:55 PM PST · 18572 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.548 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 5:12 AM PST · 18571 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.642 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 3:04 PM PST · 18571 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.67 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 8:47 PM PST · 18571 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.214 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 12:29 AM PST · 18571 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
37. 3.048 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 2:17 AM PST · 18570 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
38. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 2:54 AM PST · 18570 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.539 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 2:59 AM PST · 18570 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.841 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 11:00 PM PST · 18570 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 2:15 PM PST · 18569 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
42. 2.430 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 3:13 PM PST · 18569 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
43. 3.229 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 4:20 AM PST · 18567 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 8:22 AM PST · 18567 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 10:18 AM PST · 18566 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
46. 1.710 km N of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 2:21 PM PST · 18564 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.815 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 2:22 AM PST · 18563 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
48. 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 4:34 AM PST · 18562 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.841 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:36 AM PST · 18559 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 1:54 AM PST · 18559 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
51. 1.818 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 8:02 AM PST · 18556 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.93 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 1:46 AM PST · 18555 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
53. 1.639 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 5:52 PM PST · 18554 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
54. 1.618 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 2:52 PM PST · 18553 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
55. 4.185 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:35 PM PST · 18549 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
56. 3.562 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 9:32 AM PST · 18548 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
57. 2.219 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 10:44 AM PST · 18548 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
58. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 3:37 PM PST · 18548 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
59. 1.528 km SW of Ferndale, CASun, Dec 14, 12:11 AM PST · 18546 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 11:19 PM PST · 18542 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 5:06 AM PST · 18583 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.827 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 5:01 AM PST · 18583 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 6:28 PM PST · 18584 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.78 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 10:10 AM PST · 18585 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.913 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 3:26 PM PST · 18586 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.98 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 2:48 AM PST · 18586 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.348 km WSW of Klamath, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:24 PM PST · 18587 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
8. 3.32 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 18587 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.932 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 6:06 PM PST · 18587 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
10. 3.332 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 2:35 PM PST · 18588 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.228 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 31, 11:17 AM PST · 18589 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 2:21 PM PST · 18590 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 1:55 PM PST · 18590 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.98 km SW of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 10:40 PM PST · 18591 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.328 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 28, 3:45 PM PST · 18592 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.613 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Oct 28, 1:46 PM PST · 18592 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.523 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Oct 27, 1:14 AM PST · 18594 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.81 km NW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 26, 11:47 PM PST · 18594 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 26, 1:50 PM PST · 18594 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 7:52 AM PDT · 18595 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027379. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.