California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km W of Elk Creek, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km W of Elk Creek, California on Fri, Nov 6, 1981, 10:06 AM PST (18:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km N of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-11-06 18:06:09 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.635° N, 122.807° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, California · 16402 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.5Northern California · 16398 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16398 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16398 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.8Northern California · 16394 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16393 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 16390 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16389 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, California · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.09 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16385 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16384 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16383 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.81 km N of Willits, California · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16381 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16380 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16380 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16380 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16380 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.67 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16379 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16378 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16378 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16377 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.011 km S of Laytonville, California · 16377 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.08 km N of Geyserville, California · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.88 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.38 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16403 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16404 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16405 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16408 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16408 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16408 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16408 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16408 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.12 km NNW of Covelo, California · 16409 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16409 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16411 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16413 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069241. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.