California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km NE of Gerber, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gerber, California on Thu, Nov 5, 1981, 2:27 AM PST (10:27 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-05 10:27:28 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.106° N, 122.054° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.5Northern California · 16388 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16388 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.86 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.93 km S of South Oroville, California · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.829 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16363 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16360 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.12 km SE of South Oroville, California · 16356 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.512 km NW of Stonyford, California · 16353 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16353 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16349 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16342 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16337 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km N of Chester, California · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16403 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.110 km N of Chico, California · 16404 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Mineral, California · 16416 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.26 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16417 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.214 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16417 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.29 km NNE of Millville, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of Palermo, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069211. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.