California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 99 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 99 km WNW of Samoa, California on Thu, Nov 8, 1979, 4:49 AM PST (12:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 104 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-11-08 12:49:14 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.047° N, 125.328° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 17128 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.023 km W of Indianola, California · 17128 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.819 km W of Indianola, California · 17128 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.563 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17125 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.497 km W of Ferndale, California · 17124 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.247 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.7124 km W of Ferndale, California · 17114 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.653 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17114 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17114 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17110 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17110 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.296 km W of Ferndale, California · 17110 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.9104 km W of Ferndale, California · 17102 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.070 km W of Indianola, California · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17101 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.58 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17101 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.833 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17100 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.62 km W of Bayview, California · 17099 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.045 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17098 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.145 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17098 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.884 km W of Ferndale, California · 17095 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.177 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17095 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.985 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.910 km W of Ferndale, California · 17092 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.18 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 17092 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.4100 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17091 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.857 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17086 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.044 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17079 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.612 km W of Ferndale, California · 17074 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.983 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17072 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.0129 km W of Ferndale, California · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.760 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17130 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5102 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.342 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17131 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.0113 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 17134 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.853 km W of Ferndale, California · 17134 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.486 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17134 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.662 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17135 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.935 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17135 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.640 km W of Ferndale, California · 17138 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.840 km W of Ferndale, California · 17139 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.754 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17140 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.945 km W of Ferndale, California · 17140 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.731 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17142 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.650 km W of Indianola, California · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.956 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17143 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.544 km W of Ferndale, California · 17143 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 17143 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.935 km W of Ferndale, California · 17144 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.742 km W of Ferndale, California · 17144 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.834 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17144 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048695. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.