California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km SSW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Kingvale, California on Tue, Feb 3, 1981, 5:40 AM PST (13:40 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km W of Mesa Vista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-03 13:40:16 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.227° N, 120.465° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km S of East Quincy, California · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.810 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 16662 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.18 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16656 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.95 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.19 km S of East Quincy, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 16653 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSE of Cromberg, California · 16653 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.07 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.47 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16651 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.29 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.810 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 16650 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.97 km E of Cromberg, California · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.58 km SW of Clio, California · 16639 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.95 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16638 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16635 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16635 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.7Northern California · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.94 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 16629 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.89 km SE of Alta, California · 16629 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.63 km SSW of Soda Springs, California · 16628 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.74 km NW of Lincoln, California · 16627 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.04 km NW of Lincoln, California · 16626 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.69 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16617 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.58 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.211 km NW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.011 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.011 km N of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.88 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16615 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.99 km NW of Truckee, California · 16614 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.08 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16610 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.19 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.110 km NW of Truckee, California · 16608 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16670 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.64 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16673 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16674 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.17 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.56 km S of Kingvale, California · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.78 km SW of Clio, California · 16683 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.74 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16687 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16690 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.11 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16693 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.66 km SSW of Meadow Valley, California · 16696 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059955. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.