California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 45 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Samoa, California on Fri, Jan 10, 1986, 7:20 AM PST (15:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km WNW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-10 15:20:05 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.944° N, 124.700° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
296°, 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14870 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.07 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14870 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.114 km WSW of Weott, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.910 km NE of Redcrest, California · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.035 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14865 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.733 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14861 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.591 km W of Ferndale, California · 14861 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.749 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14852 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.065 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14851 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.910 km E of Hydesville, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.693 km W of Ferndale, California · 14849 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.98 km NNW of Redcrest, California · 14849 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.24 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14848 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.537 km W of Ferndale, California · 14846 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.71 km S of Loleta, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.439 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.046 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14832 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.7115 km W of Trinidad, California · 14828 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.68 km E of Rio Dell, California · 14827 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.328 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14827 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.534 km W of Ferndale, California · 14823 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.98 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14821 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.59 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14821 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.618 km WSW of Weott, California · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.450 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.850 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.192 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.836 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14815 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.057 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14815 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 3.6near the coast of Northern California · 14812 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.1near the coast of Northern California · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 14873 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.015 km SE of Orick, California · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14877 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.19 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.610 km W of Indianola, California · 14881 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.958 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14884 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14886 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.033 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14887 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.121 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14887 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.17 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14889 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.739 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.14 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14891 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14891 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.212 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 14891 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.652 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14891 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66141. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.