California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SE of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Paskenta, California on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 11:23 PM PST (07:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-02 07:23:23 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.804° N, 122.445° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, 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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km N of Covelo, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.010 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16616 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16615 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.1Northern California · 16610 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16610 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.85 km SE of Palermo, California · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.417 km NE of Nice, California · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.810 km SE of Mineral, California · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.19 km SE of Mineral, California · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16605 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.89 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.031 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.120 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.66 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.028 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16601 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.33 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.61 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.82 km NE of Ukiah, California · 16601 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.84 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16599 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.33 km E of Laytonville, California · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.45 km SE of Palermo, California · 16598 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.06 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 16591 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.75 km WNW of Bangor, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.95 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.917 km ENE of Willits, California · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 3.27 km SW of Artois, California · 16581 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.110 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16580 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.78 km ESE of Willits, California · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.817 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16579 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.913 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16578 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.714 km NNE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.62 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.916 km WSW of Williams, California · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.86 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.63 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16570 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.83 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 3.4Northern California · 16570 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.59 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.021 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16566 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.72 km W of Nord, California · 16565 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.22 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16565 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.84 km ESE of Manton, California · 16562 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16561 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.83 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16557 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.58 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Tobin, California · 16620 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16620 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16622 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, California · 16625 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.711 km N of Princeton, California · 16626 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16634 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16634 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.7Northern California · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.05 km ENE of Willits, CA · 16638 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.9Northern California · 16638 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16643 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062010. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.