September 1, 1994 Earthquake: Honeydew, North, California, United States
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Honeydew, North, California, United States on September 1, 1994 at 15:15:53 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 1, 1994
- Time
- 15:15:53 UTC
- Place
- Honeydew, North, California, United States
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 40.402° N, 125.680° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage (VI) at Honeydew. Felt (V) at Arcata,
Bayside, Blocksburg, Bridgeville, Comptche, Dos Rios,
Douglas City, Eureka, Ferndale, Fields Landing,
Fortuna, Garberville, Junction City, Lakehead,
Manchester, Manila, McKinleyville, Mendocino, Miranda,
Myers Flat, Petrolia, Phillipsville, Piercy, Project
City, Rio Dell, Samoa, Westport, Whitethorn and Zenia.
Felt in much of northern California as far south as
Fresno. Also felt in parts of southern Oregon. Tsunami
generated with maximum wave height of 14 cm.
(peak-to-trough) at Crescent City. Two events about 4.2
seconds apart observed on broadband displacement
seismograms. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 20, 2022, Humboldt County, California, United States
- June 6, 1932, Eureka, California, United States
- December 21, 1954, Humboldt County, California, United States
- February 9, 1941, Northern, California, United States
- January 22, 1923, Northern, California, United States
- December 5, 2024, Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, United States
- January 31, 1922, Northern, California, United States
- January 10, 2010, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- June 15, 2005, Off Coast Northern, California, United States
- August 17, 1991, Honeydew, Whitethorn, Petrolia, California, United States
- April 25, 1992, Ferndale, Petrolia, Humboldt County, California, United States
- October 1, 1865, Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States
- December 26, 1994, Eureka, Samoa, Arcata, Blue Lake, California, United States
- March 2, 1871, Humboldt County, California, United States
- March 20, 1855, Northern, California, United States
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6488.