California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km N of Cleone, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km N of Cleone, California on Sat, Dec 27, 1980, 4:26 PM PST (00:26 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 25 km ENE of Covelo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-28 00:26:16 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.592° N, 123.812° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.89 km N of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.19 km N of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.910 km N of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.08 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.87 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.74 km NE of Garberville, California · 16701 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16701 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.89 km ENE of Willits, California · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.37 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.65 km W of Potter Valley, California · 16699 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.61 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.310 km WSW of Point Arena, California · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.72 km N of Laytonville, California · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.19 km SSE of Scotia, California · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, California · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, California · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.215 km S of Mad River, California · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, California · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.614 km SSW of Albion, California · 16689 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.711 km S of Albion, California · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, California · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, California · 16683 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.915 km NE of Cleone, California · 16681 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 16678 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, California · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.911 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.04 km NW of Philo, California · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16671 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.912 km W of Mad River, California · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16668 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.58 km NE of Willits, California · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.010 km N of Covelo, California · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.96 km SW of Willits, California · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNE of Hopland, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.713 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16707 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16709 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16709 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Garberville, California · 16710 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.63 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.58 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 16710 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.96 km SSE of Alderpoint, California · 16712 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.513 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16713 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.733 km SW of Scotia, California · 16714 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.816 km N of Laytonville, California · 16716 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.913 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16716 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.74 km WSW of Weott, California · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.87 km E of Willits, California · 16718 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16719 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058600. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.