M2.4 earthquake 13 km WNW of Covelo, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jan 23, 1981, 10:12 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-23 18:12:36 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.859° N, 123.380° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

21

• Covelo, CaliforniaPopulation 1,255. Forecast13 kmWNW
• Ukiah, CaliforniaPopulation 15,917. Forecast80 kmN
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast133 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast790 kmNNW

After

1. 1.911 km NNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Jan 25, 4:50 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 2:50 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.04 km NW of Philo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 7:00 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 2:28 AM PST · 16684 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:21 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 6:56 AM PST · 16681 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.912 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 5:47 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:15 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.58 km NE of Willits, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:21 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:47 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:54 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.010 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:41 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:57 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.210 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 10:18 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.77 km NE of Hopland, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 2:46 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.920 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.67 km E of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 7:37 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.123 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 1:22 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.313 km SE of Hayfork, CaliforniaFri, Feb 13, 7:58 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.919 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 1:52 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.522 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 2:45 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Feb 16, 2:18 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
23. 1.85 km SE of Boonville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 2:50 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:07 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.725 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 20, 2:42 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
26. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 4:47 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.720 km ENE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 8:09 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.326 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:15 PM PST · 16658 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
29. 2.2Northern CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:16 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 6:15 AM PST · 16658 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Feb 26, 6:32 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.630 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 1, 9:55 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 11:18 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.18 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 10:26 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 6:23 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
36. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16649 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
37. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 12:58 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
38. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 4:27 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:33 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:39 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
41. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 6:50 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CAThu, Mar 12, 10:41 AM PST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
43. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
44. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 8:38 AM PST · 16639 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
45. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 7:18 AM PST · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 6:32 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
47. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 10:11 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:29 AM PST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 2:33 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 12:21 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.915 km NE of Cleone, CaliforniaTue, Jan 20, 8:57 PM PST · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 3:32 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:01 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 2:32 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 11:55 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:51 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
12. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 5:59 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 8:37 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.31 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:46 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 4:43 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.63 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 2:26 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:20 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 10:46 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 6:00 PM PST · 16700 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.711 km S of Albion, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 11:04 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059532. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.