M1.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Hydesville, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Nov 7, 1980, 8:55 AM PST

UTC

1980-11-07 16:55:48 UTC

Depth

18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.513° N, 123.974° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

6

• Hydesville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,237. Forecast11 kmESE
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast18 kmESE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast202 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast879 kmNNW

After

1. 2.24 km NE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 1:19 PM PST · 16768 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
2. 7.2The 1980 Eureka, California EarthquakeSat, Nov 8, 2:27 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
3. 4.32 km WNW of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 3:13 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
4. 5.054 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 3:20 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
5. 3.971 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 5:36 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
6. 3.746 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 7:27 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
7. 3.767 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 10:31 AM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
8. 4.668 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 2:47 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
9. 4.739 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 3:05 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
10. 5.044 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 3:07 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
11. 4.116 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 5:58 PM PST · 16767 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
12. 4.176 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 7:47 PM PST · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.975 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 12:00 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
14. 3.110 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:06 AM PST · 16766 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
15. 3.017 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:39 AM PST · 16766 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.560 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 12:26 PM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 3.134 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 1:51 PM PST · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.935 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 2:24 PM PST · 16766 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
19. 3.94 km SE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 9:06 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
20. 4.011 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 10:24 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
21. 4.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:41 AM PST · 16765 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
22. 4.625 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 12:42 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.155 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 4:22 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.621 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 4:57 PM PST · 16765 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.820 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 5:14 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
26. 1.67 km SW of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 5:41 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.541 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 5:53 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.039 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 5:56 PM PST · 16765 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
29. 3.035 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 6:40 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
30. 3.476 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:00 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.58 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:09 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.724 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 8:11 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.55 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 8:31 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.912 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 8:48 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.63 km NNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 9:30 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
36. 1.723 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 9:50 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.224 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 10:30 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
38. 1.864 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 10:45 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
39. 2.065 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 11:32 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.851 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 11:40 PM PST · 16764 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.651 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 12:40 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
42. 2.430 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 12:43 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 12:48 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
44. 1.61 km ESE of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 1:02 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.522 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 1:10 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
46. 3.821 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 1:21 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.613 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 2:51 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
48. 1.821 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 3:06 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
49. 3.652 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 3:11 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
50. 3.271 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 3:16 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
51. 3.553 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 3:57 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.931 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 4:11 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
53. 2.356 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 6:25 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
54. 2.335 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 6:32 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.617 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 6:53 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
56. 1.640 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 7:16 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
57. 2.329 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 9:10 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.613 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 9:56 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.453 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 10:22 AM PST · 16764 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
60. 2.211 km W of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 10:28 AM PST · 16764 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.58 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 7:21 AM PST · 16768 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.119 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 8:18 PM PST · 16768 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.931 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 1:38 PM PST · 16769 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
4. 3.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 11:12 AM PST · 16769 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 2:18 AM PST · 16769 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.33 km ENE of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 7:16 PM PST · 16770 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.718 km NNW of Junction City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 8:36 AM PST · 16772 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.716 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:38 AM PST · 16773 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.711 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:11 AM PST · 16773 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
10. 1.511 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 1:42 AM PST · 16773 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.228 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 10:03 PM PST · 16773 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
12. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 5:11 PM PST · 16774 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 2:20 PM PST · 16774 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.633 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Oct 31, 5:50 AM PST · 16775 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.610 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 10:45 AM PST · 16776 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.711 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 12:08 AM PST · 16776 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.513 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 11:39 PM PST · 16776 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.023 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 5:47 PM PST · 16777 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.75 km NW of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 1:18 PM PST · 16777 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.226 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 11:11 AM PST · 16777 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056764. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.