M1.8 earthquake 5 km NW of Weott, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Mar 2, 1979, 11:03 PM PST

UTC

1979-03-03 07:03:48 UTC

Depth

15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.352° N, 123.976° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

134°

Stations used

8

• Scotia, CaliforniaPopulation 850. Forecast18 kmSE
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast31 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast195 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast865 kmNW

After

1. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 10:05 AM PST · 17369 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.08 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 12:14 PM PST · 17369 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 7:19 PM PST · 17369 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
4. 3.435 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 6:52 AM PST · 17368 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.60 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 11:29 AM PST · 17368 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.74 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 11:32 AM PST · 17368 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.89 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 4:57 PM PST · 17368 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 5:31 AM PST · 17367 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
9. 3.528 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 9:11 PM PST · 17366 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.832 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 10:33 PM PST · 17366 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 8, 11:17 AM PST · 17365 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 12:06 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
13. 3.123 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 6:04 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 6:18 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.934 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 7:24 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.638 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 1:35 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 4:36 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.66 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 5:30 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.812 km ENE of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 11:03 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 14, 1:27 AM PST · 17359 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.432 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 15, 4:44 PM PST · 17358 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.813 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 16, 7:45 PM PST · 17357 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
23. 1.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 17, 12:11 AM PST · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
24. 3.331 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 17, 8:41 PM PST · 17356 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
25. 3.536 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSat, Mar 17, 8:42 PM PST · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.667 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 18, 2:41 AM PST · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
27. 4.142 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 18, 8:18 AM PST · 17355 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 18, 12:13 PM PST · 17355 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.225 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 3:46 AM PST · 17354 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.314 km SE of Alderpoint, CaliforniaTue, Mar 20, 1:18 AM PST · 17353 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
31. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 20, 6:37 AM PST · 17353 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
32. 1.8Northern CaliforniaWed, Mar 21, 2:13 AM PST · 17352 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.731 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 21, 2:09 PM PST · 17352 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 21, 3:45 PM PST · 17352 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.145 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 22, 3:28 AM PST · 17351 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
36. 3.145 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 22, 3:44 AM PST · 17351 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
37. 2.237 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 22, 10:03 PM PST · 17350 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 9:41 AM PST · 17350 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
39. 1.83 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 5:23 PM PST · 17350 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
40. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 6:25 PM PST · 17350 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
41. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 9:07 AM PST · 17349 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
42. 1.637 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 9:11 AM PST · 17349 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.91 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 1:26 PM PST · 17349 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
44. 3.441 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 6:05 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.926 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 3:30 AM PST · 17347 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.71 km E of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 5:48 AM PST · 17347 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
47. 1.518 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 11:51 PM PST · 17343 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
48. 2.111 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 4:36 AM PST · 17343 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.71 km W of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 6:03 AM PST · 17342 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
50. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 9:03 PM PST · 17341 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.516 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 3:21 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.053 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 5:42 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.955 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 5:53 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.819 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 6:45 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
55. 1.726 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 8:01 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.02 km ENE of Manila, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 10:04 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.750 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 10:55 AM PST · 17341 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.913 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 6:29 PM PST · 17341 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
59. 1.829 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 9:23 AM PST · 17340 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.525 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 10:13 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

1. 2.335 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 2:15 AM PST · 17371 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.57 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 7:16 PM PST · 17372 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.01 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 5:38 AM PST · 17372 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 9:54 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 3:36 PM PST · 17374 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.74 km N of Fortuna, CaliforniaSun, Feb 25, 10:38 AM PST · 17376 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.710 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 23, 5:30 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 21, 7:23 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.332 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 11:47 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 11:40 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 19, 5:40 PM PST · 17382 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.117 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 7:58 PM PST · 17383 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.668 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 10:16 PM PST · 17384 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.632 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 3:29 AM PST · 17385 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.619 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 14, 5:01 PM PST · 17387 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.59 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaWed, Feb 14, 11:09 AM PST · 17387 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.327 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 3:10 AM PST · 17388 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Feb 12, 10:33 PM PST · 17388 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.812 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Feb 11, 4:22 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 10, 6:36 PM PST · 17391 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044869. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.