M1.9 earthquake 15 km NE of Cleone, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 8:57 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-21 04:57:52 UTC

Depth

-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.589° N, 123.664° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.0 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.41

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

275°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Cleone, CaliforniaPopulation 618. Forecast15 kmNE
• Ukiah, CaliforniaPopulation 15,917. Forecast63 kmNW
• Santa Rosa, CaliforniaPopulation 178,127. Forecast152 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast782 kmNW

After

1. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 12:21 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 2:33 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 10:12 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.911 km NNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Jan 25, 4:50 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 2:50 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.04 km NW of Philo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 7:00 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 2:28 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:21 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 6:56 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.912 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 5:47 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:15 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.58 km NE of Willits, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:21 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.010 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:41 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:57 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.210 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 10:18 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.77 km NE of Hopland, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 2:46 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.67 km E of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 7:37 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.123 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 1:22 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.522 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 2:45 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
21. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Feb 16, 2:18 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.85 km SE of Boonville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 2:50 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:07 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.725 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 20, 2:42 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 4:47 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.720 km ENE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 8:09 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.326 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:15 PM PST · 16646 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 6:15 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 9:55 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.96 km N of Cloverdale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 5:01 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 6:23 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.240 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 8:09 PM PST · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 12:58 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 4:27 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
36. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:33 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
37. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:39 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
38. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 6:50 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CAThu, Mar 12, 10:41 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 8:38 AM PST · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
42. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 7:18 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 6:32 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 10:11 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 3:32 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:01 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:51 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
6. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 5:59 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:37 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.63 km E of Lucerne, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 10:44 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.63 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 2:26 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:20 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:46 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.711 km S of Albion, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 11:04 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.614 km SSW of Albion, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:41 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.19 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.97 km E of Willits, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:38 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.215 km S of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 12:12 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 3:31 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:15 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:09 PM PST · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
20. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 3:07 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059471. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.