M1.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Weott, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jul 23, 1977, 10:10 AM PDT

UTC

1977-07-23 17:10:34 UTC

Depth

28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.301° N, 124.000° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

235°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Miranda, CaliforniaPopulation 520. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast36 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast195 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast861 kmNW

After

1. 2.19 km NE of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 6:03 PM PDT · 17965 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 10:49 PM PDT · 17965 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.141 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 2:18 PM PDT · 17963 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.725 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 9:55 PM PDT · 17963 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.413 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 5:52 AM PDT · 17963 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.115 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 1:55 PM PDT · 17962 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 5:25 PM PDT · 17962 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.930 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 6:41 AM PDT · 17962 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.117 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 2:20 AM PDT · 17961 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
10. 3.050 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 9:58 AM PDT · 17960 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.51 km NW of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 1:31 AM PDT · 17960 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 6:01 PM PDT · 17959 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.510 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 3:17 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.610 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 4:12 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.410 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 5:11 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.911 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 6:25 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.610 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 7:28 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.010 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 8:51 PM PDT · 17957 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
19. 3.949 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 1:58 PM PDT · 17956 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.215 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 2:07 PM PDT · 17955 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
21. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 6:16 AM PDT · 17953 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.843 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 10:17 AM PDT · 17951 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
23. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 3:14 PM PDT · 17951 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
24. 2.418 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 9:53 PM PDT · 17950 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.512 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 12:54 PM PDT · 17948 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
26. 3.532 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 2:25 AM PDT · 17948 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.110 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 10:53 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
28. 2.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 7:21 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
29. 3.033 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 7:36 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.732 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 9:56 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.625 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 11:54 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
32. 1.826 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 1:45 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
33. 2.127 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 2:01 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.67 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 2:25 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.332 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 5:32 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
36. 3.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 12:09 PM PDT · 17944 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.431 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 12:13 PM PDT · 17944 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
38. 2.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 11:23 PM PDT · 17944 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
39. 1.75 km SSE of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 11:27 PM PDT · 17944 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
40. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 6:10 AM PDT · 17944 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
41. 1.520 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 4:13 AM PDT · 17943 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
42. 3.132 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 7:14 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.824 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 7:17 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
44. 1.627 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 8:06 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
45. 2.432 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 8:57 PM PDT · 17942 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.821 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 1:20 AM PDT · 17942 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.010 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 17, 3:55 AM PDT · 17941 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.415 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 2:09 AM PDT · 17940 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.227 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 1:31 PM PDT · 17939 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
50. 1.824 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 3:18 PM PDT · 17939 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
51. 2.311 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 17939 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
52. 1.963 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 19, 5:37 AM PDT · 17939 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
53. 3.474 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 19, 6:51 PM PDT · 17938 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.831 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 19, 11:37 PM PDT · 17938 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
55. 1.529 km WSW of Ferndale, CASat, Aug 20, 9:35 AM PDT · 17937 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 10:33 AM PDT · 17937 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
57. 1.913 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 5:58 PM PDT · 17937 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 6:54 PM PDT · 17937 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
59. 1.531 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 10:09 PM PDT · 17937 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
60. 2.111 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaMon, Aug 22, 12:55 PM PDT · 17935 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.616 km W of Junction City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 12:47 AM PDT · 17967 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.328 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 5:14 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 2:25 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.516 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 1:48 PM PDT · 17967 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.61 km E of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 3:21 AM PDT · 17968 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.515 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 2:13 PM PDT · 17969 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.63 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 3:51 AM PDT · 17970 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.167 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 17970 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
9. 3.871 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 2:51 PM PDT · 17970 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
10. 4.773 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 2:49 PM PDT · 17970 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.528 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 7:35 PM PDT · 17971 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 3.039 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 5:22 AM PDT · 17973 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
13. 3.014 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:51 PM PDT · 17974 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.919 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 9:50 PM PDT · 17975 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.56 km SSW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 3:16 AM PDT · 17976 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.527 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 9:49 PM PDT · 17976 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.311 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 11:30 AM PDT · 17976 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.62 km WSW of Miranda, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 9:29 AM PDT · 17976 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.09 km NW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 9:13 AM PDT · 17976 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
20. 3.512 km NNE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 8:22 AM PDT · 17976 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1035944. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.