California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Weott, California on Thu, Nov 3, 1977, 4:59 AM PST (12:59 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-03 12:59:15 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.242° N, 124.152° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km SW of Scotia, California · 17862 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNE of Samoa, California · 17859 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.622 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 17857 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17856 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.827 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17855 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17855 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.867 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17855 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.868 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17854 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.911 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17853 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.07 km N of Redcrest, California · 17853 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.912 km SE of Indianola, California · 17852 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.66 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 17852 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.514 km E of Hydesville, California · 17851 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17851 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.418 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17851 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.531 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17847 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.815 km W of Ferndale, California · 17846 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.733 km W of Ferndale, California · 17842 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.78 km S of Ferndale, California · 17841 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17841 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.644 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17841 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.427 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17840 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.880 km W of Ferndale, California · 17839 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.329 km SW of Scotia, California · 17839 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.635 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17838 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.530 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17838 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.78 km S of Scotia, California · 17838 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17833 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.027 km SW of Scotia, California · 17833 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.67 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17833 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.78 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17833 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.118 km SW of Scotia, California · 17833 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.36 km SSE of Mad River, California · 17832 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.824 km SW of Scotia, California · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.618 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 17830 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.856 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17824 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.837 km W of Ferndale, California · 17824 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.016 km S of Ferndale, California · 17820 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.418 km WSW of Weott, California · 17819 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 3.18 km N of Leggett, California · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.21 km ENE of Alderpoint, California · 17811 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.024 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17810 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.538 km W of Ferndale, California · 17810 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 3.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17809 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 3.328 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 17809 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.822 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.765 km W of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.032 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17808 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.812 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 17808 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17806 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.166 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17805 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.826 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17805 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.73 km N of Hydesville, California · 17804 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.526 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17804 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.77 km NE of Miranda, California · 17804 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.6Northern California · 17803 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 4.052 km W of Indianola, California · 17803 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.124 km SW of Scotia, California · 17863 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.612 km WNW of Ruth, California · 17867 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17868 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17869 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.175 km W of Ferndale, California · 17869 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.329 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17869 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17870 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.410 km N of Redcrest, California · 17873 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.69 km S of Ferndale, California · 17874 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17875 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.119 km WNW of Mad River, California · 17877 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17877 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.513 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17879 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.60 km W of Redway, California · 17880 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.64 km N of Fortuna, California · 17880 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.033 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17881 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.033 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17882 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.42 km WSW of Loleta, California · 17882 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.930 km W of Indianola, California · 17882 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 17883 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1037541. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.