M3.1 earthquake 33 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

3.1 (md), minor

Local time

Sat, Dec 13, 1980, 3:11 PM PST

UTC

1980-12-13 23:11:43 UTC

Depth

20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.945° N, 124.543° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

279°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

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

After

1. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 8:59 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 8:03 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.224 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 6:47 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.74 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:39 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
6. 3.43 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:40 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 5:13 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.32 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 6:31 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.524 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 12:46 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.727 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 10:13 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:56 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.724 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:58 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.733 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 5:24 PM PST · 16713 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.453 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 8:46 PM PST · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 7:47 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.919 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 8:31 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
17. 1.513 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 1:09 PM PST · 16713 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 9:14 PM PST · 16712 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.667 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 12:00 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.339 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:23 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.238 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 11:01 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 8:30 AM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.24 km S of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 12:53 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
25. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 7:49 PM PST · 16710 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
26. 2.33 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:38 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 3:05 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.778 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:30 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:42 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:50 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 11:48 AM PST · 16709 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
32. 4.8107 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 3:10 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
33. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 3:55 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
34. 5.053 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 5:29 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
35. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 11:40 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:43 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
37. 3.331 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 8:06 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
38. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 9:56 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
39. 4.038 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 7:32 AM PST · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.732 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 10:53 AM PST · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.822 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 7:10 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 11:03 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.0102 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 3:47 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
44. 2.571 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 8:51 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
45. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 11:57 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 1:20 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
47. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 5:24 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
48. 2.12 km N of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 4:09 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 11:24 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
50. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 12:46 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 10:40 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 12:52 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
53. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 11:55 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
54. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 3:36 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
55. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 2:42 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
56. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:29 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
58. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:14 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
59. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:17 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
60. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 10:09 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 2.893 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 9:42 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.524 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.132 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 12:36 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:41 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:34 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:45 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.441 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 9:41 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058106. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.