California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Weott, California on Thu, Aug 2, 1979, 7:41 AM PDT (14:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 36 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-02 14:41:13 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.258° N, 124.131° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 17225 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.113 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17224 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.734 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17224 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Mad River, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.829 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17223 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSW of Willow Creek, CA · 17223 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17223 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.275 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.97 km E of Covelo, California · 17221 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17221 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17221 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.97 km WNW of Ruth, California · 17220 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17218 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.672 km W of Ferndale, California · 17218 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17216 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.721 km WNW of Manila, California · 17216 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.56 km W of Mad River, California · 17216 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.69 km ESE of Hyampom, California · 17215 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.53 km ENE of Redway, California · 17214 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.618 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17212 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 17212 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.851 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17211 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.59 km NE of Redcrest, California · 17211 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 17211 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.938 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17210 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.727 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17209 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.857 km W of Ferndale, California · 17209 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.64 km NNE of Blue Lake, California · 17208 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.414 km S of Scotia, California · 17207 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.813 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17207 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.625 km WSW of Weott, California · 17205 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.917 km W of Trinidad, California · 17205 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.09 km NE of Redcrest, California · 17205 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.775 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17204 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.616 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17202 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.729 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17202 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.86 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17202 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.136 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17201 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.714 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17200 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.28 km NNE of Mad River, California · 17197 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.732 km W of Ferndale, California · 17197 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.911 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17196 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.5near the coast of Northern California · 17196 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.924 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17195 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.070 km W of Indianola, California · 17195 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17194 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.68 km NE of Mad River, California · 17192 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.811 km E of Blue Lake, California · 17191 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.471 km W of Ferndale, California · 17188 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.824 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17188 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.527 km WSW of Leggett, California · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.527 km SW of Scotia, California · 17187 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17187 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.529 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17183 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.53 km S of Humboldt Hill, California · 17226 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.510 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17226 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.319 km WSW of Weott, California · 17226 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.26 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17227 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.053 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17227 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.769 km W of Indianola, California · 17228 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 17228 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.913 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 17229 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17229 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.019 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17229 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.975 km W of Ferndale, California · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 17231 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.835 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17233 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.115 km WSW of Leggett, California · 17233 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.43 km WSW of Indianola, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.73 km WSW of Indianola, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.98 km E of Mad River, California · 17233 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.226 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17234 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.811 km NW of Hayfork, California · 17235 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046891. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.