M2.6 earthquake 45 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 20, 1980, 4:45 AM PST

UTC

1980-11-20 12:45:10 UTC

Depth

24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.979° N, 124.683° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast46 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast48 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast278 kmWNW

After

1. 2.466 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:35 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.51 km WSW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.531 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 12:17 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.450 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 5:17 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.814 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 6:48 PM PST · 16732 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
6. 3.0105 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:47 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 7:46 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:08 PM PST · 16731 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.98 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:55 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 9:16 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.356 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:32 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.843 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 5:57 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.539 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 4:42 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 6:08 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.724 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 1:31 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.177 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 3:46 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.939 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 4:54 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.94 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:12 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.416 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:51 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.848 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 10:22 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
21. 3.035 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 1:58 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.35 km WNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 5:57 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.458 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 8:20 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
24. 3.422 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:19 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
25. 3.862 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:59 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.61 km SSE of McKinleyville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 1:22 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.5100 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 4:02 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
28. 3.783 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:56 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:58 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
30. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:48 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.970 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:16 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.9106 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:39 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.910 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:49 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
34. 2.237 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 5:40 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
35. 2.126 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 6:36 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
36. 3.680 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:26 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.386 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:57 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
38. 3.147 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:33 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
39. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
40. 2.222 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 8:17 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
41. 3.850 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.589 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:36 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.711 km SW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 4:07 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.043 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 10:10 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 11:58 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:44 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
47. 2.373 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 9:08 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
48. 1.523 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:44 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
49. 1.822 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:18 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
50. 1.624 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 5:40 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
51. 2.832 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:54 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
52. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 1:03 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
53. 2.920 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:14 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:36 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
55. 2.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:37 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
56. 2.573 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 12:49 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
57. 2.365 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.017 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.441 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 9:41 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:45 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057309. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.