California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Belden, California on Mon, Jun 22, 1981, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Palermo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-23 02:16:17 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.029° N, 121.259° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.818 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Manton, California · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.45 km SE of Palermo, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.916 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16517 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.03 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16513 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16512 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.611 km NE of Nord, California · 16511 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.3Northern California · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.86 km NNW of Thermalito, California · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.913 km E of Bend, California · 16508 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, California · 16507 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.8Northern California · 16507 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.0Northern California · 16507 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.66 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16506 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, California · 16506 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, California · 16504 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.14 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16501 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.86 km WSW of Durham, California · 16495 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.91 km ENE of Clipper Mills, California · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.01 km ENE of Chester, California · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.02 km ESE of Chester, California · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.6Northern California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.9Northern California · 16491 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.97 km ESE of Los Molinos, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16487 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.30 km NW of Chester, California · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, California · 16480 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.712 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.619 km N of Chester, California · 16480 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.76 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16479 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.51 km E of Oroville, California · 16477 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNE of Clipper Mills, California · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.24 km E of Sierraville, California · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.213 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16548 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.14 km NNW of Dobbins, California · 16551 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.510 km SW of Spring Garden, California · 16551 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.63 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.311 km N of Chester, California · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.84 km ESE of Manton, California · 16562 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.91 km SW of Clipper Mills, California · 16562 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064791. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.