M2.1 earthquake 12 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Jan 30, 1980, 6:15 PM PST

UTC

1980-01-31 02:15:34 UTC

Depth

23.7 km (14.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.866° N, 124.325° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

229°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast14 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast246 kmWNW

After

1. 1.516 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 6:50 AM PST · 17047 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.928 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 3:22 AM PST · 17046 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.852 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 2:33 PM PST · 17045 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.62 km NNE of Bayside, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 3:13 PM PST · 17044 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.614 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 7:37 AM PST · 17042 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.621 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 11:24 AM PST · 17041 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 6:55 PM PST · 17041 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.935 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 3:37 AM PST · 17041 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.921 km ENE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 1:38 PM PST · 17040 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.911 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 12:31 PM PST · 17039 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.948 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 8:50 AM PST · 17038 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.850 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 12:59 PM PST · 17038 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.84 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.619 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 5:41 PM PST · 17037 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.513 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 8:56 PM PST · 17037 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.622 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 1:48 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 4:00 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 6:07 AM PST · 17037 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.745 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 12:25 PM PST · 17035 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.63 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 5:35 PM PST · 17035 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.59 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 12, 12:37 PM PST · 17034 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.660 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 3:21 PM PST · 17033 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.73 km W of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 5:08 PM PST · 17032 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 8:26 PM PST · 17031 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.819 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 11:38 PM PST · 17026 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
26. 1.616 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 9:58 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
27. 1.560 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 10:21 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 8:31 AM PST · 17023 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.814 km SSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 9:57 AM PST · 17023 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.532 km NE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 4:18 AM PST · 17023 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 10:22 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.770 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 4:20 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.725 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 12:59 PM PST · 17020 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
34. 3.34 km NE of Loleta, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 2:54 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
35. 3.25 km N of Fortuna, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 2:59 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
36. 3.032 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 2:25 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
37. 3.318 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 3:39 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.942 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 5:36 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
39. 2.558 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 9:54 AM PST · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.713 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 10:50 AM PST · 17018 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 1:43 PM PST · 17018 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.637 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 29, 4:22 PM PST · 17017 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.812 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Feb 29, 9:49 PM PST · 17017 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
44. 1.820 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Mar 2, 4:53 AM PST · 17016 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
45. 2.44 km ENE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Mar 2, 1:19 PM PST · 17015 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.63 km E of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Mar 2, 6:26 PM PST · 17015 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
47. 5.176 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 3, 6:17 AM PST · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.875 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 3, 10:36 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.66 km ESE of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Mar 4, 5:38 PM PST · 17013 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
50. 1.512 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 5, 3:31 AM PST · 17013 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
51. 1.812 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 5, 6:48 AM PST · 17013 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.656 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 5, 4:27 PM PST · 17012 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
53. 2.0off the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Mar 6, 2:12 PM PST · 17011 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.971 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 7, 2:17 PM PST · 17010 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.994 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 9, 10:15 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.968 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Mar 10, 4:07 PM PST · 17007 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.876 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 10, 10:36 PM PST · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
58. 2.410 km ENE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Mar 11, 4:26 PM PST · 17006 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
59. 2.183 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 12, 5:41 PM PST · 17005 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.037 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 13, 2:41 PM PST · 17004 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 1.721 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 11:39 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.818 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 4:11 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.845 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 12:18 AM PST · 17049 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 5:05 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.579 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 5:06 AM PST · 17050 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.449 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:26 AM PST · 17050 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.679 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:50 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 9:35 PM PST · 17051 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.728 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 4:39 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.514 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 7:39 AM PST · 17053 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.08 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 1:46 PM PST · 17053 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.663 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 8:02 PM PST · 17054 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 11:05 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.72 km WSW of Loleta, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 8:42 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.716 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 4:36 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.69 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 4:21 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 12:55 PM PST · 17057 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.613 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 4:04 AM PST · 17058 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.949 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 2:56 AM PST · 17058 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.047 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 1:16 AM PST · 17058 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050676. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.