California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km SSE of Coleville, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Coleville, California on Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 12:44 PM PDT (19:44 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km WSW of Walker, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-15 19:44:17 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.551° N, 119.499° 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, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km WSW of Walker, California · 16471 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16462 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSE of Floriston, California · 16446 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3California-Nevada border region · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.212 km SSW of Bridgeport, California · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.146km N of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.18 km E of Markleeville, California · 16442 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.513 km SW of Markleeville, California · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.49 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.529km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.715km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.623 km WSW of June Lake, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.523 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16421 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.917 km W of Kirkwood, California · 16416 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.96 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1066787. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.