California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km W of Laytonville, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km W of Laytonville, California on Fri, Nov 6, 1981, 11:17 AM PST (19:17 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 34 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-06 19:17:05 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.688° N, 123.681° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16389 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16387 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.529 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16386 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.741 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16384 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16383 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.523 km WSW of Weott, California · 16379 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.623 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, California · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16372 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.81 km N of Willits, California · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.312 km WSW of Weott, California · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.636 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16369 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16368 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.011 km S of Laytonville, California · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.130 km SW of Scotia, California · 16365 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.815 km S of Mad River, California · 16364 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.829 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16363 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.621 km W of Stonyford, California · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16362 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.82 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.917 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.27 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.221 km W of Stonyford, California · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.84 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16358 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.721 km W of Stonyford, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.0Northern California · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.337 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16357 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.935 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16356 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.88 km E of Willits, California · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.55 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.05 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16352 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.512 km NW of Stonyford, California · 16351 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16351 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16351 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16351 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.94 km ENE of Weott, California · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 16348 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.69 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.210 km W of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16391 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16393 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.79 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16396 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.12 km NNW of Covelo, California · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16401 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.619 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16404 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16405 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.640 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16406 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.515 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16406 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.539 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16407 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.822 km WSW of Weott, California · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.036 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16410 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.518 km SW of Scotia, California · 16410 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069245. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.