California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 86 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 86 km WNW of Samoa, California on Mon, Dec 6, 1976, 9:21 AM PST (17:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 33 km WNW of Samoa, California. This one was a foreshock.

Manila forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-06 17:21:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.025° N, 125.181° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
314°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.233 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18186 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.550 km W of Indianola, California · 18186 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.874 km W of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.465 km W of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.896 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18186 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 18184 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.959 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18179 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.262 km W of Trinidad, California · 18179 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.70 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 18179 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.113 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18178 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.62 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18178 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18177 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.635 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18177 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.920 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18176 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.427 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18175 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.828 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18175 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18173 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.335 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18172 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.962 km W of Trinidad, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.361 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.5116 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.159 km W of Trinidad, California · 18171 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.960 km W of Trinidad, California · 18171 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.959 km W of Trinidad, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.174 km W of Ferndale, California · 18168 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.029 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18167 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.829 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18167 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.742 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18166 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.533 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18165 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.821 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18165 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.528 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18161 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18161 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.455 km W of Ferndale, California · 18159 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18156 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.726 km W of Ferndale, California · 18155 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.86 km E of Pine Hills, California · 18152 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.625 km W of Ferndale, California · 18152 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.330 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18149 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18148 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 3.570 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18147 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18146 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.923 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18145 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.15 km NNW of Manila, California · 18144 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.84 km NNW of Manila, California · 18144 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.56 km NW of Manila, California · 18144 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.26 km NW of Manila, California · 18144 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.051 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18142 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.6113 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 18141 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18141 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.833 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18141 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.385 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18140 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.34 km NE of Arcata, California · 18139 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.523 km W of Indianola, California · 18138 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.720 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18136 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.744 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18135 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.41 km W of Eureka, California · 18135 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.77 km SE of Pine Hills, California · 18135 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.710 km S of Ferndale, California · 18133 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.410 km S of Ferndale, California · 18133 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 3.226 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18188 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.027 km W of Ferndale, California · 18189 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.076 km W of Trinidad, CA · 18190 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.82 km NW of Manila, California · 18191 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.221 km WNW of Manila, California · 18191 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.860 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18192 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.391 km W of Trinidad, California · 18193 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.928 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18193 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18193 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.193 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18193 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.574 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18194 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.685 km W of Trinidad, California · 18194 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.875 km W of Trinidad, California · 18194 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.395 km W of Trinidad, California · 18194 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.7101 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.0104 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.2107 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.898 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.245 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18196 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.9170 km W of Trinidad, California · 18196 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032650. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.