M2.1 earthquake 13 km NNE of Carrick, California
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Carrick, California on Thu, Aug 13, 1981, 12:45 AM PDT (07:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 26 km E of Tennant, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-13 07:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.547° N, 122.276° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.615 km S of Etna, California · 16474 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.85 km E of Tennant, California · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of McCloud, California · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.65 km N of McCloud, California · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.126 km E of Tennant, California · 16430 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 1.830 km NNW of McArthur, California · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.27 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1066685. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.