California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km W of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km W of Samoa, California on Mon, Jan 29, 1979, 9:36 AM PST (17:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km WNW of Samoa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-29 17:36:13 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.907° N, 124.790° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 16.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7off the coast of Northern California · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17408 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17408 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 17408 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.531 km SW of Scotia, California · 17408 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.18 km ESE of Bayside, California · 17408 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17407 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.2128 km W of Ferndale, California · 17407 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.213 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.511 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.610 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.1Northern California · 17407 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.211 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.33 km W of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 17407 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.22 km W of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 17407 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.910 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.513 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.848 km W of Ferndale, California · 17407 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.711 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.215 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.713 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.518 km W of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 17406 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.621 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.515 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.412 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.810 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17405 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17404 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.65 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17404 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17403 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17403 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.96 km E of Pine Hills, California · 17403 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.84 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17402 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.754 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17402 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17402 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.24 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17401 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17401 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.519 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17400 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.620 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17400 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.277 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17400 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.084 km W of Trinidad, California · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17399 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.497 km W of Trinidad, California · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17397 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.327 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 17397 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.619 km SW of Scotia, California · 17395 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.632 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17394 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.791 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.117 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17391 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.395 km W of Ferndale, California · 17390 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.3123 km W of Ferndale, California · 17411 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.536 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17412 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17414 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17414 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.717 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.516 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17414 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17414 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17415 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17415 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.3off the coast of Northern California · 17415 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.391 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17416 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.410 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17417 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.873 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.326 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.428 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.7112 km W of Ferndale, California · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.8101 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.675 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17420 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.733 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17421 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044393. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.