California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km WNW of Orick, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Orick, California on Sat, Jan 24, 1981, 8:09 PM PST (04:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 24 km SE of Klamath, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-25 04:09:46 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.377° N, 124.303° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
330°, 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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km NW of Manila, California · 16682 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16680 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.073 km W of Indianola, California · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, California · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.473 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.17 km WNW of Manila, California · 16676 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.162 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16676 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16674 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.19 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16674 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16674 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.457 km W of Indianola, California · 16674 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.935 km W of Trinidad, California · 16673 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16672 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.02 km N of Fields Landing, California · 16671 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.637 km W of Trinidad, California · 16670 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.824 km SE of Klamath, California · 16664 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.232 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.113 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.568 km W of Indianola, California · 16660 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.84 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 16660 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.374 km W of Indianola, California · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.454 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.45 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.144 km W of Trinidad, California · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.161 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16655 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.230 km W of Indianola, California · 16650 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.617 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16649 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 3.023 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16649 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.06 km NNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16648 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.540 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.951 km W of Trinidad, California · 16646 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.11 km NE of Scotia, California · 16646 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.712 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.06 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16644 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSW of Trinidad, California · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.110 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16640 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.81 km NW of McKinleyville, California · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.06 km NW of Manila, California · 16639 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.57 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 16633 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.715 km ENE of Blue Lake, California · 16632 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.281 km W of Indianola, California · 16632 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.92 km N of Humboldt Hill, California · 16630 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.324 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.417 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16630 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 4.015 km W of Ferndale, California · 16629 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.818 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16628 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.515 km N of Willow Creek, California · 16626 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.723 km W of Ferndale, California · 16626 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.725 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.913 km W of Trinidad, California · 16625 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km WNW of Manila, California · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, California · 16687 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, California · 16687 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, California · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, California · 16691 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.370 km W of Indianola, California · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16692 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16695 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16696 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.442 km W of Indianola, California · 16696 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16697 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, California · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059598. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.