M2.4 earthquake 24 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Oct 12, 1979, 7:39 AM PDT

UTC

1979-10-12 14:39:01 UTC

Depth

17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.868° N, 124.471° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

284°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast26 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast27 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast257 kmWNW

After

1. 3.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 9:18 AM PDT · 17157 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.653 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:55 PM PDT · 17156 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.769 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 1:25 AM PDT · 17156 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.730 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
5. 3.722 km W of Orick, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 10:03 AM PDT · 17154 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 4:32 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.04 km NE of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 7:23 PM PDT · 17154 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.626 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 1:42 AM PDT · 17154 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 11:49 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.627 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 2:15 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.528 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 11:37 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.5Northern CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 7:14 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
13. 3.1101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 9:03 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.089 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 11:20 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.835 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 6:55 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.73 km SE of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 7:21 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.198 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:17 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.815 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 1:04 AM PDT · 17152 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.116 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 10:04 AM PDT · 17151 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
20. 3.05 km N of Fortuna, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 4:38 PM PDT · 17151 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.620 km NW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 1:40 PM PDT · 17150 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.812 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Oct 20, 12:04 PM PDT · 17148 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
23. 3.664 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 4:34 AM PDT · 17148 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.925 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 7:10 PM PDT · 17147 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 9:05 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
26. 2.238 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 11:07 PM PDT · 17145 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.918 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 5:54 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.36 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 6:23 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.630 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 8:19 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
30. 4.534 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 8:23 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.534 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 8:39 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.830 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 8:43 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.934 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 8:55 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.732 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 9:02 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
35. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 9:11 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.935 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 9:23 AM PDT · 17145 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
37. 1.938 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 9:57 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
38. 2.029 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 11:04 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
39. 1.735 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 2:20 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.626 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 2:58 PM PDT · 17144 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
41. 4.034 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 2:01 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
42. 1.834 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 3:37 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
43. 1.742 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 5:09 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
44. 1.612 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 5:27 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.935 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 6:01 AM PDT · 17144 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
46. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 2:49 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
47. 1.544 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 3:38 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
48. 1.956 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 9:04 PM PDT · 17143 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
49. 1.650 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Oct 26, 12:14 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
50. 2.731 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 26, 9:23 AM PDT · 17143 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
51. 1.535 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 27, 4:24 AM PDT · 17142 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
52. 1.76 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 28, 2:17 PM PST · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
53. 1.627 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Oct 28, 8:16 PM PST · 17140 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
54. 2.945 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 29, 6:37 AM PST · 17140 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.754 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 29, 7:05 AM PST · 17140 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
56. 1.811 km N of Alderpoint, CaliforniaMon, Oct 29, 7:06 PM PST · 17139 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.840 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 30, 3:55 AM PST · 17139 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 30, 5:39 AM PST · 17139 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
59. 1.640 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 30, 7:35 PM PST · 17138 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.93 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Oct 31, 7:48 PM PST · 17137 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

1. 1.964 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 11:04 PM PDT · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.72 km NE of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 6:20 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 4:17 PM PDT · 17160 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.94 km S of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 5:08 AM PDT · 17161 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
5. 1.732 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 5:41 PM PDT · 17161 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.2near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 1:52 PM PDT · 17161 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.722 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:21 AM PDT · 17162 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.399 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 9:58 PM PDT · 17162 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 1:21 AM PDT · 17164 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.187 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 7:46 PM PDT · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.330 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 8:45 AM PDT · 17166 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 5:16 AM PDT · 17166 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
13. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 11:40 PM PDT · 17166 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.719 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 9:51 PM PDT · 17166 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.410 km NNW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 9:31 PM PDT · 17167 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.714 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 5:58 PM PDT · 17167 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.3111 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 2:52 PM PDT · 17167 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.82 km ENE of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 8:10 AM PDT · 17169 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.487 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 7:59 PM PDT · 17169 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.920 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 9:23 PM PDT · 17170 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048276. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.