M2.0 earthquake 3 km ESE of Palermo, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 13, 1981, 8:27 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-13 15:27:38 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.419° N, 121.500° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

12

• Palermo, CaliforniaPopulation 5,382. Forecast4 kmESE
• Oroville, CaliforniaPopulation 16,260. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast45 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast663 kmNNW

After

1. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 14, 2:30 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 3:22 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 5:53 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.611 km NE of Nord, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 3:56 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.825 km SSW of Kingvale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 10:26 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.3Northern CaliforniaSat, Jul 18, 6:07 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.86 km NNW of Thermalito, CaliforniaSat, Jul 18, 4:03 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, CaliforniaMon, Jul 20, 7:10 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, CaliforniaMon, Jul 20, 9:14 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.0Northern CaliforniaMon, Jul 20, 8:51 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.66 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), CaliforniaTue, Jul 21, 9:28 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, CaliforniaWed, Jul 22, 12:38 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, CaliforniaThu, Jul 23, 5:08 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.56 km SSE of Dunnigan, CaliforniaFri, Jul 24, 7:12 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaSat, Jul 25, 8:48 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaSun, Jul 26, 3:07 AM PDT · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.14 km SSW of Whitehawk, CaliforniaSun, Jul 26, 11:39 AM PDT · 16494 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.86 km WSW of Durham, CaliforniaSat, Aug 1, 9:26 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
19. 2.91 km ENE of Clipper Mills, CaliforniaSat, Aug 1, 4:38 PM PDT · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.6Northern CaliforniaTue, Aug 4, 3:16 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.97 km ESE of Los Molinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 7, 11:02 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Aug 9, 4:28 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, CaliforniaSun, Aug 16, 8:50 AM PDT · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.76 km SSE of Palermo, CaliforniaMon, Aug 17, 12:09 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
25. 1.51 km E of Oroville, CaliforniaWed, Aug 19, 4:44 AM PDT · 16470 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
26. 3.13 km WSW of Spring Garden, CaliforniaSat, Aug 29, 11:57 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
27. 2.66 km S of Kingvale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 31, 11:34 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.76 km SSW of Hamilton City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 6, 3:36 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaMon, Sep 7, 4:35 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.52 km ESE of Prattville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 9, 2:42 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
31. 3.02 km ENE of Prattville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 9, 9:06 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.81 km ENE of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaThu, Sep 10, 2:22 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CaliforniaThu, Jul 9, 9:32 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.24 km W of Stonyford, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 8:20 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.96 km W of Stonyford, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 2:33 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, CaliforniaWed, Jul 1, 11:26 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 1, 6:44 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.84 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 11:50 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.45 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 7:56 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.11 km SW of Stonyford, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 4:33 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 11:29 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.12 km NNW of Belden, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 7:16 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.84 km ESE of Palermo, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 4:37 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.421 km WSW of Williams, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 2:15 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
13. 3.518 km WSW of Williams, CaliforniaMon, Jun 22, 6:32 AM PDT · 16528 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.81 km NNE of Clipper Mills, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 1:19 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065511. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.