California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 0 km WNW of Millville, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Millville, California on Fri, Dec 25, 1981, 9:23 PM PST (05:23 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km WSW of Old Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-12-26 05:23:49 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.552° N, 122.182° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16347 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.913 km SW of Hayfork, California · 16338 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.711 km WSW of Chester, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16335 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CA · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.614 km W of Chester, California · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.94 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16320 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Mineral, California · 16318 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16318 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16315 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.824 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.010 km SW of Old Station, California · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.218 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.116 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16301 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.812 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.018 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.819 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.917 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.216 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.519 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.617 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of McCloud, California · 16363 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16373 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.921 km SE of Etna, California · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16373 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.713 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 16375 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16376 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.5Northern California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070657. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.