M2.2 earthquake 10 km NNE of Covelo, California

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 5, 1981, 10:18 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-06 06:18:04 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.886° N, 123.222° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

12

• Covelo, CaliforniaPopulation 1,255. Forecast11 kmNNE
• Ukiah, CaliforniaPopulation 15,917. Forecast82 kmN
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast120 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast785 kmNNW

After

1. 2.77 km NE of Hopland, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 2:46 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.920 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.67 km E of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 7:37 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.123 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaTue, Feb 10, 1:22 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.313 km SE of Hayfork, CaliforniaFri, Feb 13, 7:58 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.18 km SE of Orland, CaliforniaSat, Feb 14, 3:31 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.919 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 1:52 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.522 km WSW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 2:45 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Feb 16, 2:18 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:07 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 4:47 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.720 km ENE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 8:09 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.326 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:15 PM PST · 16646 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.2Northern CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:16 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 6:15 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 11:18 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.18 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 10:26 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 6:23 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 12:58 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 4:27 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:33 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:39 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 6:50 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CAThu, Mar 12, 10:41 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 8:38 AM PST · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
28. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 7:18 AM PST · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 6:32 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
30. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 10:11 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:29 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 6:38 AM PST · 16617 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.93 km E of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 2:25 AM PST · 16616 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
34. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 5:21 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.810 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 11:31 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
36. 3.014 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 4:22 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
37. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 5:28 PM PST · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.67 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaTue, Mar 31, 3:40 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.014 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Apr 1, 11:07 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Apr 1, 11:23 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
41. 2.99 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 8:34 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.010 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 8:37 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
43. 3.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 3:45 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 6:23 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
45. 1.612 km S of Comptche, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 2:55 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.517 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 7:47 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.812 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:17 PM PST · 16607 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 2.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:57 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.010 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:41 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.58 km NE of Willits, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:21 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:15 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.912 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 5:47 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 6:56 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:21 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.74 km ENE of Orland, CaliforniaSat, Jan 31, 10:21 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 30, 2:28 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.04 km NW of Philo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 7:00 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 2:50 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.911 km NNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Jan 25, 4:50 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 10:12 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 2:33 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 12:21 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.915 km NE of Cleone, CaliforniaTue, Jan 20, 8:57 PM PST · 16681 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 3:32 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:51 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060053. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.