California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km W of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km W of Hydesville, California on Mon, May 9, 1977, 9:51 PM PDT (04:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-05-10 04:51:12 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.543° N, 124.140° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km W of Willow Creek, California · 18032 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.816 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18031 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.816 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18031 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.033 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18031 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.59 km S of Hyampom, California · 18030 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.117 km WSW of Scotia, California · 18029 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.316 km WSW of Scotia, California · 18029 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.468 km W of Trinidad, California · 18027 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.666 km W of Ferndale, California · 18025 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 18025 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.53 km WSW of Bayview, California · 18025 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.75 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18024 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.432 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18024 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.157 km W of Ferndale, California · 18024 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.24 km S of Scotia, California · 18022 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.740 km W of Ferndale, California · 18019 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.939 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18019 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18019 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.716 km NE of Redcrest, California · 18017 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.627 km SSW of Scotia, California · 18017 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.743 km W of Ferndale, California · 18017 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.610 km W of Samoa, California · 18016 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18015 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.79 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 18014 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.161 km W of Ferndale, California · 18014 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.628 km W of Ferndale, California · 18014 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.877 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18012 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18011 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.515 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 18011 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.518 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18011 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.74 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 18010 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.412 km E of Blue Lake, California · 18010 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.330 km NNW of Junction City, California · 18009 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.63 km W of Mad River, California · 18009 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.080 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18008 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.531 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18008 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 18008 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.40 km SSE of Redway, California · 18006 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.722 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18006 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.815 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18005 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 18002 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 18002 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.617 km SW of Scotia, California · 18002 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.728 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18001 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18001 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.041 km W of Ferndale, California · 18001 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.160 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18001 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.354 km W of Ferndale, California · 17999 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.940 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17999 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.08 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17998 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17997 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.57 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17995 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.87 km SE of Big Lagoon, California · 17995 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.732 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17995 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17995 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.526 km W of Indianola, California · 17993 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.777 km W of Trinidad, California · 17993 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17992 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.744 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17992 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.048 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17992 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18033 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.959 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18033 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.434 km W of Ferndale, California · 18033 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18034 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.651 km W of Ferndale, California · 18035 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.744 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18036 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.839 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18037 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, California · 18038 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18040 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.178 km W of Ferndale, California · 18041 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.470 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18042 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.021 km WSW of Weott, California · 18042 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.314 km SW of Mad River, California · 18042 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.832 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18044 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.740 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18044 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.227 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18047 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.79 km W of Indianola, California · 18048 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.86 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18048 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.940 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18051 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 18051 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1035100. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.