California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 109 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 109 km WNW of Samoa, California on Fri, Nov 26, 1976, 7:43 AM PST (15:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 86 km W of Big Lagoon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-26 15:43:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.057° N, 125.451° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
350°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.086 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.757 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.794 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.635 km W of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.5172 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.763 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.989 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.394 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.092 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.290 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.590 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.6106 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.1100 km W of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.796 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.797 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.1102 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.492 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.1115 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.059 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18196 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.088 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.188 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.9170 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.245 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18196 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.898 km W of Trinidad, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.2107 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.0104 km W of Trinidad, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.7101 km W of Trinidad, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.395 km W of Trinidad, California · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.875 km W of Trinidad, California · 18194 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.685 km W of Trinidad, California · 18193 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.574 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18193 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.193 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18192 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18192 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.391 km W of Trinidad, California · 18192 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.860 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18191 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.221 km WNW of Manila, California · 18191 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.076 km W of Trinidad, CA · 18190 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.027 km W of Ferndale, California · 18189 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.186 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18187 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.233 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18186 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.550 km W of Indianola, California · 18185 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.874 km W of Ferndale, California · 18185 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.465 km W of Ferndale, California · 18185 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 3.896 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 18183 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.959 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18179 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.262 km W of Trinidad, California · 18179 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.113 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18177 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 3.427 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18175 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.828 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18175 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 5.5140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 18170 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 4.8168 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 18170 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.962 km W of Trinidad, California · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.361 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.5116 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.159 km W of Trinidad, California · 18170 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 4.9160 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 18170 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 4.2178 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 18170 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 3.689 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.492 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.4102 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.081 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.434 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.855 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.099 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.091 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.327 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18197 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.815 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18197 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.919 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18197 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.7136 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.3off the coast of Northern California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.498 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.594 km W of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.791 km W of Trinidad, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.062 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18197 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.266 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.9174 km W of Crescent City, California · 18197 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.839 km W of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032471. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.