California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km NW of Willow Creek, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Willow Creek, California on Tue, Dec 30, 1980, 12:52 PM PST (20:52 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (md), micro
Local time: Tue, Dec 30, 1980, 12:52 PM PST
UTC: 1980-12-30 20:52:28 UTC
Depth: 22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.000° N, 123.727° W
Region: California
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 8.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 5

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.