California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Samoa, California on Thu, Dec 25, 1980, 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 67 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-26 03:10:46 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.924° N, 124.408° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, 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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, California · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.571 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16706 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.911 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16706 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, California · 16705 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16704 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.12 km N of Loleta, California · 16704 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16704 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, California · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 16702 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16702 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16701 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.072 km W of Indianola, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.717 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.78 km W of Loleta, California · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, California · 16698 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.599 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16698 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, California · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16697 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, California · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, California · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.99 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, California · 16692 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.48 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.732 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.038 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16708 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.331 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16708 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, California · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 5.053 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.8107 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16710 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, California · 16710 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.778 km W of Ferndale, California · 16710 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16710 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.33 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.58 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 16710 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16711 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.24 km S of Fieldbrook, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.238 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058546. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.