California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNW of Dobbins, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Dobbins, California on Sat, Jun 6, 1981, 8:30 PM PDT (03:30 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Palermo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-06-07 03:30:16 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.408° N, 121.220° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km SSW of Truckee, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.213 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16550 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.24 km E of Sierraville, California · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.81 km NNE of Clipper Mills, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.84 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.12 km NNW of Belden, California · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16536 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.45 km SE of Palermo, California · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16528 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16528 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.03 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.611 km NE of Nord, California · 16514 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.825 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16513 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.3Northern California · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.86 km NNW of Thermalito, California · 16511 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, California · 16510 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16510 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.0Northern California · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.66 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16508 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, California · 16508 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, California · 16507 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.56 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 16505 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16505 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.14 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16504 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.86 km WSW of Durham, California · 16498 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.91 km ENE of Clipper Mills, California · 16497 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.02 km ESE of Chester, California · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.6Northern California · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km SW of Spring Garden, California · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.4Northern California · 16555 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16556 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.91 km SW of Clipper Mills, California · 16564 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.72 km W of Nord, California · 16567 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.013 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16568 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.912 km WSW of Chester, California · 16568 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.50 km SSW of Clipper Mills, California · 16569 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.71 km NNW of Lincoln, California · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.53 km SW of Clipper Mills, California · 16573 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.70 km WSW of Clipper Mills, California · 16575 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.913 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.27 km SW of Artois, California · 16583 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064314. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.