California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km E of Hyampom, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km E of Hyampom, California on Fri, May 29, 1981, 10:09 PM PDT (05:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11 km SW of Willow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-30 05:09:58 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.622° N, 123.365° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.711 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 16551 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, California · 16550 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.616 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16549 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16549 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.225 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.225 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16548 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.610 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16547 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.57 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 16546 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.421 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16545 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, California · 16544 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.0Northern California · 16543 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.718 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16543 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.314 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16542 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.513 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.812 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16540 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16539 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.48 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16539 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 16539 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.122 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.513 km NW of Manila, California · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16539 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.413 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.014 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.613 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.112 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.616 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.414 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.915 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.65 km NW of Manila, California · 16538 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.516 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16537 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16536 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.06 km E of Covelo, California · 16536 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16536 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.76 km NE of Mad River, California · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.835 km SW of Scotia, California · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.95 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16535 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.610 km N of Covelo, California · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.57 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.327 km SW of Scotia, California · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.14 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.111 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16532 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.932 km SW of Scotia, California · 16532 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.726 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.621 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16531 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.52 km NNW of Indianola, California · 16531 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.720 km SW of Scotia, California · 16531 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.415 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.621 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 16530 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.811 km W of Junction City, California · 16529 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.815 km W of Mad River, California · 16529 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16528 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.34 km NNW of Blue Lake, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.616 km WNW of Manila, California · 16527 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, California · 16527 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 3.013 km W of Ruth, California · 16553 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16554 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16555 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.224 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16555 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.9Northern California · 16556 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.914 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16556 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.911 km S of Scotia, California · 16558 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.83 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.417 km SW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.117 km SW of Mad River, California · 16559 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.57 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.216 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.816 km NE of Miranda, California · 16560 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.917 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.916 km SW of Mad River, California · 16560 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.4Northern California · 16562 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.23 km NNW of Redway, California · 16563 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.47 km NNW of Manila, California · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064132. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.