California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km SSW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Kingvale, California on Sun, Feb 15, 1981, 12:10 AM PST (08:10 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km NNW of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-15 08:10:41 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.258° N, 120.474° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16663 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.19 km S of East Quincy, California · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.02 km SSE of Cromberg, California · 16661 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.07 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16659 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16659 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.47 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16659 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.29 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.810 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 16658 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Cromberg, California · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.58 km SW of Clio, California · 16647 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.59 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16646 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16643 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.7Northern California · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.94 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 16637 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.89 km SE of Alta, California · 16637 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.63 km SSW of Soda Springs, California · 16636 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.74 km NW of Lincoln, California · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.04 km NW of Lincoln, California · 16634 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.69 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.58 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.211 km NW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.011 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.011 km N of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.88 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.99 km NW of Truckee, California · 16622 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.08 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16618 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 3.19 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.110 km NW of Truckee, California · 16616 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.48 km NW of Truckee, California · 16611 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.85 km SE of Palermo, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.218 km ENE of Pollock Pines, California · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.711 km NW of Truckee, California · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Whitehawk, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.63 km S of East Quincy, California · 16672 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.310 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16675 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.34 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16678 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.57 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16678 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.64 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16679 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16681 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.18 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16682 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.17 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Kingvale, California · 16688 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.78 km SW of Clio, California · 16691 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060387. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.