California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Samoa, California on Sat, Dec 20, 1980, 11:01 PM PST (07:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-21 07:01:16 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.978° N, 124.597° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.24 km S of Fieldbrook, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16711 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16710 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.778 km W of Ferndale, California · 16710 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, California · 16709 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.8107 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 5.053 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, California · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16708 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.331 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16707 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.038 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.732 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.822 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16707 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.0102 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16706 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.571 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16706 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, California · 16705 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16704 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.12 km N of Loleta, California · 16704 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16703 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 16702 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16701 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.072 km W of Indianola, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.717 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.997 km W of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.78 km W of Loleta, California · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.5110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.876 km W of Crescent City, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, California · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.599 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, California · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 2.339 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16711 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.667 km W of Indianola, California · 16712 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16713 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16713 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.513 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16713 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.919 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16713 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16713 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.453 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16714 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.733 km SW of Scotia, California · 16714 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.724 km W of Trinidad, California · 16714 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16714 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.727 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.524 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 16715 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.32 km S of Burnt Ranch, California · 16716 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058312. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.