California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNW of McArthur, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of McArthur, California on Fri, Jun 19, 1981, 3:05 AM PDT (10:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km NNE of Mineral, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-06-19 10:05:57 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.112° N, 121.439° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.818 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16536 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Manton, California · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.2Northern California · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.727 km SSW of Likely, California · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.012 km WNW of Burney, California · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.916 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16524 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16521 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.8Northern California · 16512 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16507 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.830 km NNW of McArthur, California · 16498 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.01 km ENE of Chester, California · 16497 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.02 km ESE of Chester, California · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.6Northern California · 16496 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.9Northern California · 16495 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.30 km NW of Chester, California · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.113 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, California · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.712 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.619 km N of Chester, California · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.311 km N of Chester, California · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Manton, California · 16566 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.912 km WSW of Chester, California · 16570 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064671. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.