California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 11 km WSW of Durham, California

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Durham, California on Fri, Dec 12, 1980, 1:12 AM PST (09:12 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SW of Maxwell, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-12-12 09:12:19 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.609° N, 121.925° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.44 km SW of Maxwell, California · 16720 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.23 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.12 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.21 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.42 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.32 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.93 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.14 km WSW of Clearlake, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.61 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.53 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.03 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.72 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.22 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.82 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.93 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.71 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.72 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.92 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.52 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.73 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.64 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.62 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16718 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.54 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16718 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 3.13 km W of Maxwell, California · 16717 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.13 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16716 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.814 km E of Artois, California · 16712 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.14 km WSW of Dunnigan, California · 16711 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.617 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16710 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.33 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.62 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 16710 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16709 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.23 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.63 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.83 km NNW of Belden, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.08 km SSW of Durham, California · 16707 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.713 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16707 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.24 km ESE of Sheridan, California · 16706 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.12 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16704 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.225 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.66 km SSW of Meadow Valley, California · 16696 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.216 km N of Princeton, California · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.716 km N of Princeton, California · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.812 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.68 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16687 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.63 km E of Lucerne, California · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.31 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16685 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.51 km NNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16679 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.66 km N of Princeton, California · 16676 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.36 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.33 km W of Maxwell, California · 16720 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Maxwell, California · 16720 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.810 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16722 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.27 km ENE of Orland, California · 16723 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.419 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16724 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16725 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16728 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.72 km SE of Palermo, California · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.53 km NW of Maxwell, California · 16732 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.016 km W of Butte Meadows, California · 16732 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 16733 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16733 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.03 km W of Maxwell, California · 16734 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.12 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16734 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.723 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16734 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.618 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 16734 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.04 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16735 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.34 km SW of Maxwell, California · 16737 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.64 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16738 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.525 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16739 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058024. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.