California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 26 km W of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km W of Paskenta, California on Tue, Feb 24, 1981, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km ENE of Weott, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-24 22:15:15 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.888° N, 122.858° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, California · 16653 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.82 km NNE of Chico, California · 16653 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.01 km N of Chico, California · 16653 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.717 km N of Princeton, California · 16649 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.9Northern California · 16645 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 16638 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CA · 16638 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.03 km NW of Myers Flat, California · 16634 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16634 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.37 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16634 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.511 km W of Mad River, California · 16629 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.711 km N of Princeton, California · 16626 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, California · 16625 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.93 km E of Mad River, California · 16624 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16622 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.014 km ENE of Weott, California · 16621 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16621 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.67 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16619 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.014 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16617 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.99 km N of Covelo, California · 16617 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.010 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16616 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.812 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16615 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.1Northern California · 16611 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16611 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.712 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16608 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.417 km NE of Nice, California · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.74 km NNE of Redway, California · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16606 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.89 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.031 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.73 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 16605 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.511 km W of Mad River, California · 16605 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.120 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.66 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.028 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16602 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.33 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.61 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.82 km NE of Ukiah, California · 16601 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.715 km W of Calpella, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.811 km WSW of Mad River, California · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.33 km E of Laytonville, California · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.69 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.77 km NE of Mad River, California · 16595 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.84 km NW of Redway, California · 16594 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.114 km WSW of Mad River, California · 16656 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.522 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.18 km SE of Orland, California · 16664 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.12 km SW of Forest Ranch, California · 16664 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.313 km SE of Hayfork, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.123 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16668 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 16668 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.77 km NE of Hopland, California · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.210 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.010 km N of Covelo, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.63 km N of Chico, California · 16674 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.58 km NE of Willits, California · 16676 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16676 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.912 km W of Mad River, California · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.82 km N of Chico, California · 16676 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.88 km NNW of Princeton, California · 16676 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060729. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.