California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Samoa, California on Wed, Feb 7, 1979, 7:16 PM PST (03:16 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km W of Big Lagoon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-08 03:16:38 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.972° N, 124.803° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 15.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
322°, 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17394 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.24 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17393 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17393 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.519 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17392 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.620 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17392 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.277 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17392 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.084 km W of Trinidad, California · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17391 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.497 km W of Trinidad, California · 17390 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17390 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17389 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.619 km SW of Scotia, California · 17387 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.632 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17385 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.791 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17383 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.395 km W of Ferndale, California · 17382 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17382 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, California · 17381 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.332 km SW of Scotia, California · 17381 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17380 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.2109 km W of Ferndale, California · 17379 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.710 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17378 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.74 km N of Fortuna, California · 17376 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17374 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17374 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.01 km SE of Indianola, California · 17372 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.335 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17371 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.85 km NW of Weott, California · 17371 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.08 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.435 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17368 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 17368 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.388 km W of Trinidad, California · 17367 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 3.528 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.832 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17365 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.458 km W of Trinidad, California · 17365 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.934 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.638 km W of Ferndale, California · 17363 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17362 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17360 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.5116 km W of Ferndale, California · 17359 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.432 km SW of Scotia, California · 17358 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.813 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17357 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17357 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.331 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17356 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 3.536 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.667 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 4.142 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17355 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, California · 17355 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.679 km W of Trinidad, California · 17355 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.079 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17354 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.225 km SW of Scotia, California · 17354 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17353 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.731 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17352 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.84 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17394 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.96 km E of Pine Hills, California · 17395 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17395 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17395 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.65 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17396 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17396 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.810 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17397 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.412 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.515 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.621 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.518 km W of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.713 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.215 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.711 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.848 km W of Ferndale, California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.513 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044579. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.