M2.8 earthquake 33 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 26, 1980, 8:16 PM PST

UTC

1980-11-27 04:16:01 UTC

Depth

17.8 km (11.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.935° N, 124.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

302°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast34 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast36 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast266 kmWNW

After

1. 3.862 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:59 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.61 km SSE of McKinleyville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 1:22 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.5100 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 4:02 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
4. 3.783 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:56 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:58 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:48 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.970 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:16 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.9106 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:39 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.910 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:49 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.237 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 5:40 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.126 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 6:36 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
12. 3.680 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:26 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.386 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:57 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
14. 3.147 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:33 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.222 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 8:17 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
17. 3.850 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.589 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:36 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.711 km SW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 4:07 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.043 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 10:10 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 11:58 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:44 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.373 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 9:08 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.523 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:44 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
25. 1.822 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:18 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.624 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 5:40 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
27. 1.711 km ENE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:58 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.832 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:54 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
29. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 1:03 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.920 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:14 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:36 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
32. 2.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:37 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.573 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 12:49 AM PST · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
34. 2.365 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.017 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.441 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 9:41 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
37. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:45 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
38. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:34 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
39. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:41 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.132 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 12:36 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
41. 1.524 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.893 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 9:42 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
43. 3.133 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 3:11 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 8:59 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
45. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 8:03 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
46. 2.224 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 6:47 PM PST · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
47. 1.74 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:39 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
49. 3.43 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:40 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 5:13 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
51. 2.32 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 6:31 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
52. 1.524 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 12:46 AM PST · 16716 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.727 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 10:13 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:56 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.724 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:58 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.733 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 5:24 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
57. 2.453 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 8:46 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
58. 2.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 7:47 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
59. 1.919 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 8:31 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.513 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057530. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.