California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 71 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 71 km WNW of Samoa, California on Fri, Dec 26, 1980, 8:51 PM PST (04:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 31 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-27 04:51:53 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.982° N, 125.005° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, California · 16705 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16704 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.12 km N of Loleta, California · 16703 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16703 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.7107 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.897 km W of Ferndale, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16701 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.072 km W of Indianola, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.716 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.997 km W of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.78 km W of Loleta, California · 16700 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.5110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.092 km W of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16698 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.876 km W of Crescent City, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.738 km W of Trinidad, California · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.599 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 3.414 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.030 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.732 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.5128 km W of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.110 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.5112 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.99 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.48 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, California · 16691 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16689 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.0102 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.822 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16706 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.732 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.038 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16707 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.331 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16707 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16707 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, California · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 5.053 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16708 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.8107 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.2138 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.5114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, California · 16709 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.778 km W of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16709 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16710 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058570. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.