California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km SSW of Bayview, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Bayview, California on Sat, Jan 10, 1981, 11:30 AM PST (19:30 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km WNW of Manila, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-10 19:30:02 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.756° N, 124.193° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16691 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16689 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, California · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16689 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.442 km W of Indianola, California · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16688 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16688 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16686 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16686 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16684 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, California · 16684 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16683 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.370 km W of Indianola, California · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, California · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, California · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, California · 16682 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, California · 16680 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16679 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16679 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 16678 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.887 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16677 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.18 km WNW of Manila, California · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.322 km WNW of Orick, California · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, California · 16675 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16674 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.08 km NW of Manila, California · 16674 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16672 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, California · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.215 km S of Mad River, California · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.48 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, California · 16692 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.99 km NW of Manila, California · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, California · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, California · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.551 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.035 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.625 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.83 km WNW of Fieldbrook, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.51 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059129. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.