California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Clio, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Clio, California on Sun, Jan 18, 1981, 8:22 AM PST (16:22 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

Graeagle forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ma), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-18 16:22:28 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.685° N, 120.646° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km S of Kingvale, California · 16687 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.17 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16680 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16679 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.36 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16679 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16678 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.34 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16676 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.310 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16674 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.63 km S of East Quincy, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.24 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.57 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.12 km SW of Forest Ranch, California · 16663 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.18 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16662 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.95 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16661 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.19 km S of East Quincy, California · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.02 km SSE of Cromberg, California · 16659 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.07 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16658 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16658 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.47 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16658 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.810 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 16656 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.97 km E of Cromberg, California · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.07 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.58 km SW of Clio, California · 16646 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.95 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.9Northern California · 16644 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.34 km SSW of Prattville, California · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.9Northern California · 16637 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.7Northern California · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.89 km SE of Alta, California · 16635 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.49 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.63 km SSW of Soda Springs, California · 16634 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16693 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.86 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16697 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16700 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.66 km SSW of Meadow Valley, California · 16703 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.22 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16704 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Whitehawk, California · 16704 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16705 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.73 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.97 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.09 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.66 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16706 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.512 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16710 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.04 km S of Kingvale, California · 16710 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Sheridan, California · 16713 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.83 km NNW of Belden, California · 16714 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.16 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16715 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.45 km N of Verdi, California · 16715 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.34 km NW of Verdi, California · 16715 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059397. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.