California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 59 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Samoa, California on Thu, Nov 11, 1976, 8:38 AM PST (16:38 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 67 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-11 16:38:29 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.991° N, 124.858° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
299°, 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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18219 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.416 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18219 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.617 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18219 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.369 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18218 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18218 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.526 km W of Indianola, California · 18216 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18216 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.062 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18214 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18214 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18214 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.823 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18213 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.513 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18213 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.725 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.320 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.517 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 18211 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.64 km W of Samoa, California · 18210 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18210 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.624 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18209 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18207 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.027 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18206 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 6.367 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.839 km W of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.266 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 4.062 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.791 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.594 km W of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.498 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.3off the coast of Northern California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 3.7136 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.919 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18205 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 3.815 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18205 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 3.327 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18205 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.091 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.099 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.855 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.434 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.111 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.081 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.4102 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.492 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.689 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.0109 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.086 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.757 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.794 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 3.635 km W of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 3.763 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.989 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.394 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.092 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.290 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.590 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 3.6106 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.1100 km W of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.796 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.797 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.1102 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.492 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 18220 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.116 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18220 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18220 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, California · 18222 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18225 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.235 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18225 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.614 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18226 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18226 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.26 km ENE of Loleta, California · 18227 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18228 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.931 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18230 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.969 km W of Ferndale, California · 18231 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.11 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 18231 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.721 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18231 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Fields Landing, California · 18232 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.11 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 18232 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.62 km E of Indianola, California · 18232 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.239 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18233 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18233 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Hydesville, California · 18235 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032237. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.