California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Antioch, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Antioch, California on Wed, Nov 11, 1981, 11:05 AM PST (19:05 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km NW of Mountain House, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-11 19:05:07 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.984° N, 121.834° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069389. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.