California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km WSW of Paradise, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Paradise, California on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 7:17 AM PDT (14:17 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km N of Chico, California. This one was a foreshock.

Paradise forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-12 14:17:52 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.731° N, 121.682° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NE of Mineral, California · 16415 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.110 km N of Chico, California · 16404 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.66 km N of Robbins, California · 16398 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.913 km N of Chester, California · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16392 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16390 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.5Northern California · 16387 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.6Northern California · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.93 km S of South Oroville, California · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.829 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16363 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16362 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16360 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16416 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Palermo, California · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.029 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Mineral, California · 16429 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Princeton, California · 16436 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.66 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16443 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.511 km NE of Cromberg, California · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068564. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.