M2.3 earthquake 85 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.3 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jan 22, 1977, 7:32 PM PST

UTC

1977-01-23 03:32:05 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.008° N, 125.165° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.5 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

313°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast86 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast87 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast316 kmWNW

After

1. 2.34 km NE of Arcata, CaliforniaSun, Jan 23, 1:16 PM PST · 18149 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.523 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 5:22 AM PST · 18148 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.720 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 2:20 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.744 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 9:31 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.41 km W of Eureka, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 10:16 PM PST · 18145 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.77 km SE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 5:24 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.710 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 1:38 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.410 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 1:41 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.611 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 1:51 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.610 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 2:02 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.472 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 6:48 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.610 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 3:56 PM PST · 18142 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.823 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 9:07 PM PST · 18142 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.510 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:00 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.310 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:01 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.110 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:01 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.610 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:02 AM PST · 18142 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.76 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 1:28 PM PST · 18141 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.940 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 12:05 AM PST · 18141 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.453 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 2:52 AM PST · 18141 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
21. 4.359 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 7:26 AM PST · 18141 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.7123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 12:57 PM PST · 18139 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.671 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 1:35 PM PST · 18139 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
24. 4.3119 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 9:35 PM PST · 18139 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.475 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaThu, Feb 3, 11:52 PM PST · 18138 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
26. 4.029 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 11:25 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 11:34 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.334 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 2:03 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.728 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 4:32 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.145 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 7:33 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.356 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 1:04 PM PST · 18134 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 7:38 AM PST · 18134 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.210 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 2:25 PM PST · 18133 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.526 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 6:28 AM PST · 18132 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.512 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 10:26 AM PST · 18131 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 7:20 AM PST · 18131 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.424 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 8:46 PM PST · 18130 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.353 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 1:56 PM PST · 18127 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
39. 2.74 km NE of Arcata, CaliforniaTue, Feb 15, 10:33 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.377 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 6:41 AM PST · 18126 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
41. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 5:32 PM PST · 18125 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.629 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 7:47 PM PST · 18125 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
43. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 1:58 AM PST · 18125 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.852 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 1:28 PM PST · 18124 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
45. 1.720 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 10:33 PM PST · 18123 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.835 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 8:51 PM PST · 18121 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.563 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 10:34 PM PST · 18121 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
48. 4.9171 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 4:57 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
49. 4.431 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 4:57 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
50. 1.941 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 21, 7:02 PM PST · 18120 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
51. 1.830 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 1:44 AM PST · 18120 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.819 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 12:40 AM PST · 18118 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
53. 3.027 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 7:58 PM PST · 18117 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 26, 5:44 PM PST · 18115 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
55. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 1, 1:46 AM PST · 18113 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
56. 2.4138 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Mar 4, 9:31 AM PST · 18110 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
57. 2.246 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSun, Mar 6, 4:04 PM PST · 18107 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 7, 7:26 PM PST · 18106 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
59. 2.137 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 8, 3:25 AM PST · 18106 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
60. 2.688 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Mar 8, 1:38 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 2.833 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 2:12 PM PST · 18151 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 9:52 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
3. 3.6113 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 9:52 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
4. 3.051 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 12:56 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.26 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 11:44 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.56 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 8:14 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.84 km NNW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:46 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.15 km NNW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:30 PM PST · 18154 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.923 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 3:53 AM PST · 18155 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 8:46 AM PST · 18157 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
11. 3.570 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 7:10 PM PST · 18157 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
12. 3.125 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 1:11 PM PST · 18158 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
13. 3.330 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 3:15 AM PST · 18159 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.625 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 1:18 AM PST · 18162 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.86 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 2:09 PM PST · 18162 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.726 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 4:50 AM PST · 18165 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 7, 3:37 AM PST · 18166 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.455 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 10:46 PM PST · 18169 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
19. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 6:55 AM PST · 18171 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.528 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 10:13 AM PST · 18171 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033498. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.