California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km SE of Nubieber, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Nubieber, California on Thu, Nov 19, 1981, 11:12 AM PST (19:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km SSE of Tennant, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-19 19:12:58 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.876° N, 120.983° 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, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.6Northern California · 16385 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.713 km SSE of Tennant, California · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.5Northern California · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 16373 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16372 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16370 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16348 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16345 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16343 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16337 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.711 km WSW of Chester, California · 16333 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CA · 16330 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.614 km W of Chester, California · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16396 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16398 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.913 km N of Chester, California · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069584. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.