California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km E of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km E of Hydesville, California on Sun, Nov 13, 1977, 11:41 PM PST (07:41 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 66 km WNW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-11-14 07:41:53 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.560° N, 123.925° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17854 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.418 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17854 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.531 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17850 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.815 km W of Ferndale, California · 17848 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.733 km W of Ferndale, California · 17845 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.78 km S of Ferndale, California · 17844 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17844 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.644 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17844 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.427 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17842 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.329 km SW of Scotia, California · 17842 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.635 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17841 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.530 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17841 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.78 km S of Scotia, California · 17840 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17836 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.027 km SW of Scotia, California · 17836 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.67 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17836 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.78 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17835 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.118 km SW of Scotia, California · 17835 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.36 km SSE of Mad River, California · 17835 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.824 km SW of Scotia, California · 17835 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.237 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17833 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.618 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 17833 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.856 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17827 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.837 km W of Ferndale, California · 17827 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.016 km S of Ferndale, California · 17822 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.418 km WSW of Weott, California · 17822 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.18 km N of Leggett, California · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.531 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17818 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.21 km ENE of Alderpoint, California · 17813 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.024 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17813 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.538 km W of Ferndale, California · 17812 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17812 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.328 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.822 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17811 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17811 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.765 km W of Ferndale, California · 17810 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.032 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17810 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.812 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 17810 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17809 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 4.166 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.826 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.73 km N of Hydesville, California · 17807 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.526 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17806 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.77 km NE of Miranda, California · 17806 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.6Northern California · 17805 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 4.052 km W of Indianola, California · 17805 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.811 km W of Ferndale, California · 17803 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.21 km NNW of Garberville, California · 17801 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.315 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17801 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.1Northern California · 17800 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.018 km W of Ferndale, California · 17798 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.214 km NE of Redcrest, California · 17798 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.520 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17795 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17795 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17794 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 17854 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.912 km SE of Indianola, California · 17855 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Redcrest, California · 17855 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17856 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.868 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.619 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 17857 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.867 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17858 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.827 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17858 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17858 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.622 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 17860 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.72 km NNE of Samoa, California · 17862 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.710 km SW of Scotia, California · 17864 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.921 km WSW of Weott, California · 17865 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.124 km SW of Scotia, California · 17865 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.612 km WNW of Ruth, California · 17869 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17871 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17871 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.329 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17872 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17872 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1037709. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.