M1.7 earthquake 24 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Dec 4, 1980, 1:31 AM PST

UTC

1980-12-04 09:31:16 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.914° N, 124.455° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 25.1 km horizontally, 43.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

275°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast26 kmWNW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast27 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast258 kmWNW

After

1. 2.177 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 3:46 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.939 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 4:54 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.94 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:12 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.416 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:51 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.848 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 10:22 AM PST · 16737 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
6. 3.035 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 1:58 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.35 km WNW of Blue Lake, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 5:57 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.458 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 8:20 PM PST · 16736 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
9. 3.422 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:19 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
10. 3.862 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:59 AM PST · 16735 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.61 km SSE of McKinleyville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 1:22 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.5100 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 4:02 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
13. 3.783 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:56 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.243 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:58 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:48 PM PST · 16735 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.970 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:16 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.910 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:49 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.237 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 5:40 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.126 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 6:36 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
20. 3.680 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:26 AM PST · 16734 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.386 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:57 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
22. 3.147 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:33 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
23. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
24. 2.222 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 8:17 PM PST · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
25. 3.850 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
26. 2.589 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:36 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.711 km SW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 4:07 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
28. 2.043 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 10:10 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 11:58 AM PST · 16733 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:44 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.373 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 9:08 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.523 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:44 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
33. 1.822 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:18 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
34. 1.624 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 5:40 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
35. 1.711 km ENE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:58 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.832 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:54 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
37. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 1:03 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
38. 2.920 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:14 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:36 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:37 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
41. 2.573 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 12:49 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
42. 2.365 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
43. 2.017 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.441 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 9:41 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.710 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 2:38 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:45 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:34 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
48. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:41 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
49. 2.132 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 12:36 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
50. 1.524 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
51. 2.893 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 9:42 AM PST · 16728 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
52. 3.133 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 3:11 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 8:59 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
54. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 8:03 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.224 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 6:47 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.74 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:39 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
58. 3.43 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:40 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 5:13 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
60. 2.32 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 6:31 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.613 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 10:57 PM PST · 16738 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 6:08 AM PST · 16738 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
3. 2.539 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 4:42 AM PST · 16738 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.843 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 5:57 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.356 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:32 AM PST · 16739 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.728 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 9:16 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.62 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 6:23 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.98 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:55 PM PST · 16740 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:08 PM PST · 16740 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 7:46 AM PST · 16740 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.814 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 6:48 PM PST · 16741 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.450 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 5:17 PM PST · 16741 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.531 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 12:17 PM PST · 16741 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.51 km WSW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.466 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:35 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 5:03 AM PST · 16741 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 1:58 PM PST · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.658 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 1:05 PM PST · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 1:42 AM PST · 16742 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.613 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 4:07 PM PST · 16743 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057764. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.