California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Covelo, California on Thu, Apr 2, 1981, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km N of Covelo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-03 04:37:39 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.888° N, 123.221° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16608 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.612 km S of Comptche, California · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16607 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.812 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16607 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.420 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16604 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.1Northern California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.712 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16601 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.626 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.417 km NE of Nice, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Redway, California · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.89 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16598 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.031 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.73 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.511 km W of Mad River, California · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.120 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.66 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.028 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.33 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.61 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.82 km NE of Ukiah, California · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.715 km W of Calpella, California · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.811 km WSW of Mad River, California · 16592 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.33 km E of Laytonville, California · 16591 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.717 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16591 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.220 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.69 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.77 km NE of Mad River, California · 16587 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.220 km WSW of Weott, California · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.84 km NW of Redway, California · 16586 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.610 km S of Scotia, California · 16585 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.56 km NW of Redcrest, California · 16583 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.95 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.917 km ENE of Willits, California · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.69 km W of Mad River, California · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.816 km E of Hydesville, California · 16578 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16575 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.29 km ESE of Hyampom, California · 16574 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.27 km SW of Artois, California · 16573 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.110 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.78 km ESE of Willits, California · 16571 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.817 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16571 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.714 km NNE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16570 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16570 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.62 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.77 km N of Hopland, California · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.816 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 16570 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.35 km SW of Phillipsville, California · 16568 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.86 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.48 km NE of Mad River, California · 16567 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.23 km NNW of Redway, California · 16563 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 3.4Northern California · 16562 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.99 km N of Covelo, California · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.014 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16610 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16611 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.014 km ENE of Weott, California · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Redcrest, California · 16614 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.93 km E of Mad River, California · 16616 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, California · 16617 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Mad River, California · 16621 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, California · 16626 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CA · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062035. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.