California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Hydesville, California on Sun, Jul 8, 1979, 4:25 AM PDT (11:25 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 69 km W of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-08 11:25:23 UTC
Depth
23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.623° N, 123.953° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.632 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17251 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.631 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17251 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17251 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Scotia, California · 17251 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.731 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17251 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17251 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.213 km S of Ferndale, California · 17250 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.831 km W of Ferndale, California · 17250 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNW of Redway, California · 17249 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.924 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 17247 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNE of Blue Lake, California · 17247 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17247 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17247 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.93 km NNW of Ferndale, California · 17247 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.98 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 17246 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.931 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17246 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.15 km N of Redway, California · 17244 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.613 km W of Ferndale, California · 17244 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.55 km NNW of Redway, California · 17244 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.732 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17243 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.717 km W of Samoa, California · 17242 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17242 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.837 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17242 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17241 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17241 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.542 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17239 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.063 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17238 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.965 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17238 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.241 km SW of Etna, California · 17238 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.625 km SW of Scotia, California · 17238 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.761 km W of Ferndale, California · 17238 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.7Northern California · 17237 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.858 km W of Ferndale, California · 17237 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.615 km ESE of Indianola, California · 17237 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.73 km SW of Loleta, California · 17237 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.524 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17237 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 3.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17236 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.811 km NW of Hayfork, California · 17235 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.226 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17234 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.98 km E of Mad River, California · 17234 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.75 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 17234 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.73 km WSW of Indianola, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.43 km WSW of Indianola, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.115 km WSW of Leggett, California · 17233 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.835 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17233 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.68 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 17231 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.173 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17230 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.019 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17229 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17229 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.913 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 17229 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17228 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 4.769 km W of Indianola, California · 17228 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.053 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17228 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.26 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17227 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 3.319 km WSW of Weott, California · 17227 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.510 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17227 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.53 km S of Humboldt Hill, California · 17227 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.719 km WSW of Weott, California · 17226 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.37 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 17225 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.113 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17224 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.63 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17252 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.10 km W of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.00 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.52 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.40 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.50 km SSW of Benbow, California · 17252 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.78 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17252 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17253 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.920 km W of Indianola, California · 17253 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.962 km W of Indianola, California · 17254 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.344 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17254 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.649 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17254 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.52 km SE of Benbow, California · 17257 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17257 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046498. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.