California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Clio, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Clio, California on Tue, Mar 3, 1981, 6:45 AM PST (14:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-03 14:45:59 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.687° N, 120.642° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.9Northern California · 16637 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.34 km SSW of Prattville, California · 16631 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.9Northern California · 16630 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.7Northern California · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.89 km SE of Alta, California · 16629 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.49 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSW of Soda Springs, California · 16628 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.69 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16617 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.58 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.211 km NW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.011 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.011 km N of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.88 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.99 km NW of Truckee, California · 16614 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.84 km NW of Tobin, California · 16612 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.08 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16610 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.19 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.110 km NW of Truckee, California · 16608 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.35 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16603 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.48 km NW of Truckee, California · 16603 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.85 km SE of Palermo, California · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.218 km ENE of Pollock Pines, California · 16599 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.810 km SE of Mineral, California · 16599 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.711 km NW of Truckee, California · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.013 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16595 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.45 km SE of Palermo, California · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.27 km WNW of Sierra City, California · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.06 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.75 km WNW of Bangor, California · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 4.210 km WSW of Virginia City, Nevada · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.97 km E of Cromberg, California · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.810 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 16650 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.47 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16651 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.07 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.02 km SSE of Cromberg, California · 16653 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.19 km S of East Quincy, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.95 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.18 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16656 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.12 km SW of Forest Ranch, California · 16656 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.57 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.24 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.63 km S of East Quincy, California · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.310 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16667 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060971. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.