M2.9 earthquake 20 km WSW of Weott, California

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 11, 1980, 5:14 PM PST

UTC

1980-12-12 01:14:38 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.243° N, 124.143° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

183°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

22

• Shelter Cove, CaliforniaPopulation 693. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast39 kmS
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast205 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast864 kmNW

After

1. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:36 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.839 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:37 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.365 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16727 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.017 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 16727 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.441 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 9:41 AM PST · 16727 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.710 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 2:38 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:45 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:34 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.838 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 8:41 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.132 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 12:36 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.524 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:57 AM PST · 16726 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
12. 3.133 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 3:11 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 8:59 PM PST · 16725 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 8:03 AM PST · 16724 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.224 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 6:47 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.74 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.816 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 2:14 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:39 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
19. 3.43 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 4:40 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 5:13 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
21. 2.32 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 6:31 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.524 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 12:46 AM PST · 16722 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
23. 2.471 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:56 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.724 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 12:58 PM PST · 16721 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.733 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 5:24 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.453 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 8:46 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.734 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 7:47 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.513 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
29. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 1:09 PM PST · 16720 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
30. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 9:14 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
31. 2.667 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 12:00 AM PST · 16719 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.96 km SSE of Alderpoint, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 12:38 PM PST · 16719 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.339 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:23 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.238 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 11:01 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.067 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 8:30 AM PST · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
36. 2.24 km S of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 12:53 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 7:49 PM PST · 16717 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
38. 2.58 km NW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 2:35 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
39. 2.33 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:38 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
40. 1.65 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 2:42 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
41. 2.120 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 3:05 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.415 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:42 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
43. 2.688 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:50 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.641 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 11:48 AM PST · 16716 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
45. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 3:55 PM PST · 16715 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
46. 4.027 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 11:40 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.167 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:43 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.659 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 9:56 PM PST · 16714 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.732 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 10:53 AM PST · 16714 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.822 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 7:10 PM PST · 16713 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
51. 2.467 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 11:03 PM PST · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.911 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 12:05 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
53. 3.131 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 11:57 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.25 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 1:20 PM PST · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.111 km N of Cleone, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 4:26 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 5:24 AM PST · 16711 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
57. 2.12 km N of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 4:09 PM PST · 16710 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
58. 2.55 km E of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 11:24 PM PST · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
59. 2.125 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 12:46 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.310 km NW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 12:52 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 1:03 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.832 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:54 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.711 km ENE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:58 PM PST · 16728 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.624 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 5:40 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.822 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:18 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.523 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:44 AM PST · 16729 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.373 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 9:08 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.011 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 6:59 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:44 AM PST · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.6near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 11:58 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.043 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 10:10 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.711 km SW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 4:07 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
13. 3.850 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 12:07 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.222 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 8:17 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:53 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.147 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:33 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.386 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 1:57 PM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
18. 3.680 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 7:26 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.126 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 6:36 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.910 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:49 AM PST · 16732 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058013. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.