M2.3 earthquake 13 km SE of Hayfork, California

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 7:58 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-14 03:58:41 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.455° N, 123.082° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

284°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Hayfork, CaliforniaPopulation 2,368. Forecast14 kmSE
• Redding, CaliforniaPopulation 91,582. Forecast60 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast133 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast831 kmNNW

After

1. 2.919 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Feb 15, 1:52 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.84 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 11:03 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.120 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:07 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Feb 22, 4:47 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.326 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:15 PM PST · 16646 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.2Northern CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 2:16 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 25, 6:15 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 11:18 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.18 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 10:26 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.32 km WNW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 5:15 AM PST · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 12:58 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 8:38 AM PST · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.57 km NNW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 7:16 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 6:32 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.715 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 7:16 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.92 km N of Humboldt Hill, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 7:42 PM PST · 16623 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 10:11 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.515 km N of Willow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 6:38 PM PST · 16619 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:29 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 6:38 AM PST · 16617 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.93 km E of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 2:25 AM PST · 16616 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 6:24 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.810 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 11:31 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
25. 3.014 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 4:22 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
26. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 5:28 PM PST · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
27. 1.67 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaTue, Mar 31, 3:40 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.014 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Apr 1, 11:07 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Apr 1, 11:23 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.99 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 8:34 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.010 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 8:37 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
32. 3.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 3:45 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 6:23 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.517 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 7:47 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.812 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:17 PM PST · 16606 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
36. 2.420 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 7:22 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.712 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:02 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
38. 1.74 km NNE of Redway, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 7:12 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.821 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 7:34 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
40. 2.1near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 8:06 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.031 km WSW of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 12:49 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.73 km NNE of Alderpoint, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 1:19 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.511 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 5:34 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 1.920 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 8:25 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.013 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaSat, Feb 7, 12:33 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.210 km NNE of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 10:18 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.09 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:57 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.010 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 6:41 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:54 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Feb 3, 1:47 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 8:15 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.912 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Feb 2, 5:47 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 1, 4:21 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 2:50 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 10:12 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 23, 2:33 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jan 21, 12:21 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 3:32 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 11:55 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 7:51 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
20. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 5:59 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060339. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.