California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km SE of Etna, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Etna, California on Wed, Jul 8, 1981, 11:59 PM PDT (06:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km N of Hyampom, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-09 06:59:59 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.334° N, 122.759° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 30.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
299°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km WSW of Gazelle, California · 16511 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.16 km N of Hyampom, California · 16502 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.90 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16498 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.27 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.830 km NNW of McArthur, California · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16477 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.615 km S of Etna, California · 16473 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.85 km E of Tennant, California · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.65 km ESE of Trinity Village, California · 16467 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km SSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16516 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.012 km WNW of Burney, California · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.6Northern California · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.2Northern California · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.97 km WSW of Junction City, California · 16524 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.811 km W of Junction City, California · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.