M2.7 earthquake 32 km WNW of Samoa, California

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 25, 1980, 10:53 AM PST

UTC

1980-12-25 18:53:44 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.974° N, 124.515° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 59.1 km horizontally, 79.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

280°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast33 kmWNW
• McKinleyville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,177. Forecast35 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast266 kmWNW

After

1. 1.822 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 7:10 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 11:03 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.571 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 8:51 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
4. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 11:57 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 1:20 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 5:24 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.12 km N of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 4:09 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 11:24 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 12:46 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 10:40 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 12:52 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 11:55 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
13. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 3:36 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 2:42 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 6:29 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:14 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 8:17 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 10:09 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.072 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:42 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.717 km NNE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 1:52 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 2:14 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.997 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 3:09 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.78 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 8:57 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
25. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 9:33 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.5110 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 10:25 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
27. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 11:41 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:18 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 1:47 PM PST · 16698 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16698 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
32. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 2:55 PM PST · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
33. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 1:32 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 8:36 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
35. 2.876 km W of Crescent City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 6:22 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
36. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 12:38 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
37. 3.599 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:29 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
38. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:29 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
39. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 9:16 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
40. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 16696 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
41. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 12:37 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaMon, Jan 5, 6:42 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
43. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 12:01 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
44. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 1:40 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
45. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 6:48 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 8:10 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 4:46 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
48. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 10:08 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
49. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 7:02 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 2:29 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
51. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 4:30 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
52. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:07 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
53. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:09 PM PST · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:15 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
55. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 3:31 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
56. 1.99 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:01 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
57. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
58. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 4:54 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
59. 2.48 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 5:19 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 11:24 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

1. 4.038 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 7:32 AM PST · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 9:56 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
3. 3.331 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 8:06 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:43 PM PST · 16707 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
5. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 11:40 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
6. 5.053 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 5:29 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
7. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 3:55 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
8. 4.8107 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 3:10 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 11:48 AM PST · 16709 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:50 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:42 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.778 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:30 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 3:05 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.33 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:38 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 7:49 PM PST · 16710 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.24 km S of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 12:53 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 8:30 AM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.238 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 11:01 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.339 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:23 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.667 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 12:00 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058534. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.