M1.6 earthquake 0 km WSW of Benbow, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jun 9, 1979, 7:53 PM PDT

UTC

1979-06-10 02:53:01 UTC

Depth

-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.067° N, 123.789° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.9 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

193°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Garberville, CaliforniaPopulation 913. Forecast4 kmS
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast67 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast171 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast830 kmNW

After

1. 1.729 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 12:05 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.75 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 1:49 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 10:19 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.65 km WNW of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 11:35 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.836 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 12, 11:14 AM PDT · 17279 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 12, 7:43 PM PDT · 17279 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
7. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 13, 5:25 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.713 km NNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Jun 13, 10:00 PM PDT · 17278 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.59 km NE of Leggett, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 1:58 AM PDT · 17278 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.98 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 2:04 AM PDT · 17278 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.050 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.95 km NW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 1:44 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.935 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 5:07 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.829 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 10:56 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.820 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 2:26 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.616 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 3:38 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
17. 2.119 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 3:36 PM PDT · 17276 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.43 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jun 17, 7:26 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.210 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 6:44 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 2:21 PM PDT · 17273 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.742 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 3:07 PM PDT · 17273 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.216 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 12:45 AM PDT · 17273 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
23. 1.616 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 12:54 AM PDT · 17273 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 5:27 AM PDT · 17273 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
25. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 8:08 AM PDT · 17272 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.436 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 19, 6:15 PM PDT · 17272 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 20, 4:35 PM PDT · 17271 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 20, 7:30 PM PDT · 17271 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.713 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 21, 1:39 AM PDT · 17271 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
30. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 21, 5:54 PM PDT · 17270 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.934 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 22, 7:11 AM PDT · 17270 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
32. 3.17 km NE of Willits, CaliforniaFri, Jun 22, 2:21 PM PDT · 17269 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
33. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 23, 12:33 AM PDT · 17269 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
34. 1.82 km WSW of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Jun 24, 5:53 AM PDT · 17268 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
35. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jun 26, 2:49 AM PDT · 17266 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.52 km ENE of Redway, CaliforniaTue, Jun 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 17265 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.97 km ENE of Benbow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 27, 6:10 PM PDT · 17264 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
38. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jun 28, 5:39 AM PDT · 17264 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.710 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 28, 10:31 AM PDT · 17263 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
40. 1.623 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 29, 6:56 AM PDT · 17263 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.32 km NNE of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jun 29, 8:53 PM PDT · 17262 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 30, 12:33 PM PDT · 17261 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.816 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 1, 5:25 AM PDT · 17261 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.519 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jul 1, 6:50 PM PDT · 17260 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
45. 1.88 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 2:11 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.824 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 7:52 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
47. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 8:58 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.52 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 2, 9:49 PM PDT · 17259 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
49. 1.649 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 5, 12:09 PM PDT · 17256 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
50. 2.344 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 5, 2:19 PM PDT · 17256 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
51. 1.810 km NNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jul 5, 10:44 PM PDT · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.920 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jul 6, 9:27 AM PDT · 17255 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 6, 11:09 PM PDT · 17255 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.78 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 10:29 AM PDT · 17254 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.50 km SSW of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 8:25 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
56. 3.40 km WNW of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 9:03 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.52 km WNW of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 9:08 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.64 km SSE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 9:10 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
59. 3.00 km WNW of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 9:11 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
60. 1.53 km SSE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 7, 9:14 PM PDT · 17254 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 6:12 PM PDT · 17282 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.837 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 6:01 PM PDT · 17282 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 10:37 AM PDT · 17282 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 12:43 AM PDT · 17283 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.735 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 5:21 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 5:45 AM PDT · 17284 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.913 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 3:18 AM PDT · 17284 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.67 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaThu, Jun 7, 10:45 AM PDT · 17284 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.647 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 6, 7:04 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.63 km NW of Fortuna, CaliforniaTue, Jun 5, 9:21 PM PDT · 17286 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 8:35 PM PDT · 17287 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.39 km ESE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 10:29 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.214 km ENE of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 2:21 AM PDT · 17289 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 1:01 AM PDT · 17289 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.924 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 12:38 AM PDT · 17289 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
16. 3.227 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 9:07 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 1:14 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.224 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 10:36 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.611 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 1:55 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.711 km S of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 6:56 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046128. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.