M1.6 earthquake 31 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, May 7, 1980, 7:00 PM PDT

UTC

1980-05-08 02:00:46 UTC

Depth

17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.931° N, 124.529° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

302°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast32 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast34 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast264 kmWNW

After

1. 1.87 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 10:16 PM PDT · 16949 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 6:43 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.029 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 1:08 PM PDT · 16945 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.85 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 5:23 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.72 km SSW of Bayview, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 11:16 AM PDT · 16943 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.623 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 11:30 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.829 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 2:23 PM PDT · 16942 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.99 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 4:14 PM PDT · 16942 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.010 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 4:15 PM PDT · 16942 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.732 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 10:55 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.710 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 7:01 AM PDT · 16941 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.533 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 4:47 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.522 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 4:52 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.61 km SSE of Myrtletown, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 5:05 AM PDT · 16939 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.81 km SE of Myrtletown, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 6:17 PM PDT · 16939 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.079 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 7:59 PM PDT · 16939 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16938 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.629 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 7:16 PM PDT · 16938 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.657 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 7:50 PM PDT · 16938 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.629 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 12:45 PM PDT · 16937 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.75 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 1:55 PM PDT · 16937 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.529 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 1:47 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.096 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 3:56 AM PDT · 16936 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.521 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 12:21 AM PDT · 16935 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.02 km E of Cutten, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 12:41 AM PDT · 16935 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
26. 1.56 km NNE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 2:41 PM PDT · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.119 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 8:17 PM PDT · 16935 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
28. 3.536 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 10:31 PM PDT · 16933 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 10:40 AM PDT · 16933 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 12:28 PM PDT · 16933 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 2:52 PM PDT · 16933 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
32. 3.024 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 12:30 AM PDT · 16932 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 4:28 AM PDT · 16932 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
34. 1.89 km W of Weott, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 1:01 PM PDT · 16932 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 9:52 PM PDT · 16932 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
36. 2.917 km NW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 12:57 AM PDT · 16931 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.529 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 3:45 AM PDT · 16931 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
38. 2.226 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 9:24 AM PDT · 16931 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.255 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 5:10 AM PDT · 16930 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
40. 2.478 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 11:08 PM PDT · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
41. 2.738 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 29, 7:54 AM PDT · 16929 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 30, 2:15 AM PDT · 16928 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 5:38 AM PDT · 16925 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
44. 2.536 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 9:06 AM PDT · 16925 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
45. 3.033 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 12:20 PM PDT · 16925 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
46. 1.810 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 2:00 PM PDT · 16925 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
47. 1.962 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 5, 12:54 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 5, 7:46 AM PDT · 16922 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.731 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 5, 3:14 PM PDT · 16922 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
50. 3.893 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Jun 7, 3:17 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
51. 2.716 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 7, 7:32 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
52. 1.615 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 5:03 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
53. 4.0101 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 11:39 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
54. 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 1:15 PM PDT · 16917 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 11:01 PM PDT · 16916 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
56. 2.65 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 12, 9:10 PM PDT · 16915 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.475 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 13, 2:43 PM PDT · 16914 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.536 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Jun 13, 4:21 PM PDT · 16914 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.35 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 13, 6:40 PM PDT · 16914 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
60. 3.031 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 14, 1:29 AM PDT · 16913 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 3.028 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 5:55 AM PDT · 16951 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.57 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 7:20 PM PDT · 16952 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 2:00 AM PDT · 16955 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.712 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 4:35 PM PDT · 16956 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.97 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 1:38 PM PDT · 16956 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.521 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 1:38 PM PDT · 16958 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
7. 3.070 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 7:02 AM PDT · 16958 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.95 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 8:27 AM PDT · 16959 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
9. 3.38 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 7:30 AM PDT · 16959 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
10. 4.08 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 6:50 AM PDT · 16959 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.825 km WSW of Ferndale, CASun, Apr 27, 5:26 AM PDT · 16961 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 7:31 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.560 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 10:22 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.036 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 11:36 AM PST · 16963 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.629 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 3:09 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.896 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 2:47 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.895 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:46 PM PST · 16965 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.51 km WNW of Loleta, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 8:29 PM PST · 16966 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 4:05 PM PST · 16966 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.77 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 12:42 AM PST · 16966 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052672. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.