California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km NNW of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Covelo, California on Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 2:24 PM PST (22:24 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km W of Elk Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-30 22:24:36 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.816° N, 123.266° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, California · 16391 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, California · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 16379 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, California · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16373 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.81 km N of Willits, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.312 km WSW of Weott, California · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16369 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.011 km S of Laytonville, California · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.815 km S of Mad River, California · 16364 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.829 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16363 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.621 km W of Stonyford, California · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.82 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.917 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.27 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.221 km W of Stonyford, California · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.84 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.721 km W of Stonyford, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.0Northern California · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.88 km E of Willits, California · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.55 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.512 km NW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.710 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16352 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.94 km ENE of Weott, California · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.210 km W of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.611 km ENE of Scotia, California · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.54 km S of Scotia, California · 16346 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Comptche, California · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.28 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.84 km NE of Hopland, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.611 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16339 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.511 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16338 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16402 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16403 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.515 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16406 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.09 km N of Hyampom, California · 16409 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.13 km NE of Redway, California · 16414 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.94 km N of Redway, California · 16420 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.410 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16422 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.210 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16422 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.310 km SW of Mad River, California · 16422 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.112 km WSW of Weott, California · 16423 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.82 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16423 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.97 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.111 km ESE of Boonville, California · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.52 km NE of Redway, California · 16425 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, California · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069075. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.