California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SW of Bayview, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Bayview, California on Tue, Jan 17, 1978, 10:09 AM PST (18:09 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 63 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-17 18:09:07 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.751° N, 124.205° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.463 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17780 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.731 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17779 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.334 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17778 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17778 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Humboldt Hill, California · 17776 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSE of Humboldt Hill, California · 17776 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.92 km SSE of Humboldt Hill, California · 17776 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.72 km S of Humboldt Hill, California · 17776 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.62 km S of Humboldt Hill, California · 17776 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.632 km W of Samoa, California · 17775 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.529 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17774 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.89 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17773 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.815 km SW of Mad River, California · 17773 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Humboldt Hill, California · 17771 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.810 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17771 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.484 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17769 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17769 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.935 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17769 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.234 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.735 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.827 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.837 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.634 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.558 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.526 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.934 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.822 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.731 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.336 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17768 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, California · 17767 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.929 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17767 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.029 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17766 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17765 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.427 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17765 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.736 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17765 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17762 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.547 km W of Ferndale, California · 17760 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.72 km SSW of Loleta, California · 17758 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.8near the coast of Northern California · 17758 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.76 km WNW of Loleta, California · 17756 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.115 km NW of Manila, California · 17756 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.711 km NE of Miranda, California · 17756 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.156 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17755 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17755 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17754 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17753 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.920 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17752 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17750 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.72 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17750 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.810 km S of Ferndale, California · 17749 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17749 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.810 km S of Ferndale, California · 17749 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 17748 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.610 km S of Ferndale, California · 17748 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.210 km S of Ferndale, California · 17748 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.710 km S of Ferndale, California · 17748 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.730 km W of Ferndale, California · 17780 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.121 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17783 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17784 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.682 km W of Ferndale, California · 17785 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17786 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.520 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17786 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.214 km NE of Redcrest, California · 17789 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.018 km W of Ferndale, California · 17789 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.1Northern California · 17790 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.315 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17792 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.21 km NNW of Garberville, California · 17792 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.811 km W of Ferndale, California · 17793 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.052 km W of Indianola, California · 17795 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.6Northern California · 17796 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.77 km NE of Miranda, California · 17797 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.526 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17797 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.73 km N of Hydesville, California · 17797 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.826 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17798 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.166 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17798 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17799 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038626. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.