M1.9 earthquake 85 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Dec 14, 1979, 12:46 AM PST

UTC

1979-12-14 08:46:50 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.986° N, 125.172° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

309°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast86 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast87 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast315 kmWNW

After

1. 1.62 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 14, 6:39 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.910 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 4:38 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.18 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 6:37 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.4100 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:14 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 2:18 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 9:38 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 4:06 PM PST · 17086 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.857 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 4:02 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.619 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 10:18 PM PST · 17084 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 2:58 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.01 km SSW of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 2:27 PM PST · 17083 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.87 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 7:38 AM PST · 17080 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.044 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 28, 11:32 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.57 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 2:37 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.935 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 2:54 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.66 km N of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 6:46 PM PST · 17074 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.612 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 7:15 PM PST · 17073 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.85 km SSW of Fortuna, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 8:00 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.521 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 11:47 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.541 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 4:46 AM PST · 17072 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.983 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 5:18 PM PST · 17072 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
22. 2.0129 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 7:22 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 8:56 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
24. 3.247 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 9:21 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.821 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 5:04 AM PST · 17065 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 7:06 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
27. 3.261 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 9:59 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 8:39 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.916 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 8:37 AM PST · 17058 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.89 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 12:37 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
31. 1.97 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 4:42 PM PST · 17057 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.047 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 1:16 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.949 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 2:56 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.613 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 4:04 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 12:55 PM PST · 17056 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.72 km WSW of Loleta, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 8:42 PM PST · 17053 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
37. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 11:05 PM PST · 17053 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.663 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 8:02 PM PST · 17052 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
39. 2.4145 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 8:37 PM PST · 17051 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.728 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 4:39 AM PST · 17050 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 9:35 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.4146 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 8:40 AM PST · 17049 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.679 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:50 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
44. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:26 AM PST · 17048 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.579 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 5:06 AM PST · 17048 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
46. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 5:05 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
47. 1.845 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 12:18 AM PST · 17047 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
48. 2.112 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 6:15 PM PST · 17045 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
49. 1.516 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 6:50 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.4109 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 8:38 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.928 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 3:22 AM PST · 17044 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
52. 1.852 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 2:33 PM PST · 17044 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.62 km NNE of Bayside, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 3:13 PM PST · 17043 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.2138 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 12:48 AM PST · 17040 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
55. 1.621 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 11:24 AM PST · 17040 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 6:55 PM PST · 17039 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.935 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 3:37 AM PST · 17039 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.948 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 8:50 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 12:59 PM PST · 17037 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
60. 1.84 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 17036 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 3.177 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 1:13 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
2. 3.884 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 1:09 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.829 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 11:50 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.738 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 12:50 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.145 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 11:59 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 6:10 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.045 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 8:17 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.80 km WNW of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 4:38 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 3:35 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 3:33 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.62 km W of Bayview, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 1:05 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.540 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 11:00 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
13. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 9:28 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:31 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.833 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:17 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 8:32 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.58 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 6:45 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 12:50 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.070 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 10:58 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
20. 3.9104 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 10:58 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049340. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.