M1.6 earthquake 10 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Feb 3, 1979, 2:07 AM PST

UTC

1979-02-03 10:07:37 UTC

Depth

22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.870° N, 124.298° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

244°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast12 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast14 kmNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast244 kmWNW

After

1. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:08 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.69 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:09 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.1Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:13 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.211 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:16 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:19 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.33 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:20 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:24 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.22 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:27 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:46 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.910 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:47 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.513 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:55 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.848 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:57 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.711 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 3:04 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.215 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 4:41 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.713 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 5:11 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.518 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 5:28 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.811 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 5:34 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 5:47 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.621 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 7:46 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.515 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 7:49 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.412 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 8:53 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.812 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 1:40 PM PST · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 12:02 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
24. 1.56 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 2:41 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.810 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 4:56 PM PST · 17405 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
26. 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 5, 10:44 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.65 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaTue, Feb 6, 12:53 AM PST · 17404 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.811 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Feb 6, 8:00 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
29. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 6, 8:20 PM PST · 17403 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
30. 1.96 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 1:21 AM PST · 17403 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
31. 1.84 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 4:03 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
32. 1.754 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 7:16 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
33. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 9:20 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
34. 2.24 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 6:31 AM PST · 17401 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 3:09 PM PST · 17401 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
36. 1.519 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 9:39 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.620 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 1:39 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.277 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 6:38 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.816 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 7:30 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.084 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 8:29 PM PST · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 10, 6:36 PM PST · 17399 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.497 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 11, 3:32 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.812 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 11, 4:22 PM PST · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Feb 12, 10:33 PM PST · 17397 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
45. 2.327 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 3:10 AM PST · 17396 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.59 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaWed, Feb 14, 11:09 AM PST · 17395 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.619 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 14, 5:01 PM PST · 17395 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
48. 2.632 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 3:29 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.791 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 5:31 PM PST · 17393 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
50. 2.117 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 7:58 PM PST · 17391 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
51. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 19, 5:40 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
52. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 11:40 PM PST · 17389 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
53. 2.332 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 11:47 PM PST · 17389 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
54. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 21, 7:23 PM PST · 17388 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
55. 1.710 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 23, 5:30 AM PST · 17386 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
56. 1.74 km N of Fortuna, CaliforniaSun, Feb 25, 10:38 AM PST · 17384 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
57. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 3:36 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 9:54 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
59. 2.01 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 5:38 AM PST · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
60. 1.57 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 7:16 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

1. 3.511 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:04 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
2. 5.213 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 1:58 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 2, 10:25 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 2, 5:34 AM PST · 17407 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.18 km ESE of Bayside, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 11:38 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.96 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 10:16 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.531 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 9:50 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
8. 3.534 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 9:41 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 7:11 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.325 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 6:55 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.7Northern CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 4:09 PM PST · 17408 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.618 km NE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaWed, Jan 31, 1:29 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.79 km NE of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 30, 12:36 PM PST · 17410 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.151 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jan 29, 9:36 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.536 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 28, 4:02 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 26, 9:12 PM PST · 17414 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 26, 8:47 PM PST · 17414 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.717 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 26, 6:10 PM PST · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 3.516 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaFri, Jan 26, 8:42 AM PST · 17414 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 26, 8:39 AM PST · 17414 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044462. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.