California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km WNW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Ferndale, California on Thu, Oct 23, 1980, 11:04 PM PDT (06:04 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-10-24 06:04:40 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.611° N, 124.440° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16782 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16782 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16782 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16782 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.719 km SW of Scotia, California · 16781 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16781 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.614 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16781 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16781 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.710 km ENE of Hyampom, California · 16781 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.6off the coast of Northern California · 16780 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.610 km S of Ferndale, California · 16780 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.333 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16780 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16779 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.627 km W of Trinidad, California · 16778 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.845 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16778 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.674 km W of Ferndale, California · 16778 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.633 km W of Indianola, California · 16778 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.623 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16777 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.226 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16777 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.75 km NW of Trinity Village, California · 16776 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.023 km SW of Scotia, California · 16776 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.513 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 16776 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16776 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.610 km SW of Scotia, California · 16776 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16775 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.7104 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.228 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.511 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.711 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16773 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.716 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16773 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.33 km ENE of Ferndale, California · 16770 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16769 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16769 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.931 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16768 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.119 km E of Hydesville, California · 16768 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.58 km W of Indianola, California · 16768 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.611 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 16768 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.24 km NE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16767 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 7.2The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · 16767 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 4.883 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 4.7105 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 4.32 km WNW of Hydesville, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 5.054 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.786 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 3.971 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 3.746 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 4.3110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 4.4102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 4.3114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 4.298 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 4.668 km W of Ferndale, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 4.739 km W of Trinidad, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 5.044 km W of Ferndale, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 4.116 km W of Trinidad, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 4.176 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 5.091 km W of Ferndale, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 4.186 km W of Ferndale, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.318 km W of Ferndale, California · 16783 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.380 km W of Ferndale, California · 16783 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.442 km W of Ferndale, California · 16783 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16783 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16784 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16784 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.39 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16784 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.121 km SW of Scotia, California · 16784 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.39 km N of Hyampom, California · 16785 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.85 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 16786 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.630 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16787 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.910 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16787 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.66 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16789 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.333 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16790 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16791 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.574 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16792 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16792 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.238 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16792 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.72 km SW of Loleta, California · 16792 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Scotia, California · 16793 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.