California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Paskenta, California on Tue, Sep 15, 1981, 6:29 AM PDT (13:29 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km N of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-15 13:29:39 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.922° N, 122.601° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Princeton, California · 16444 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.121 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16440 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Calpella, California · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.720 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.77 km SE of Mineral, California · 16437 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.029 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16436 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16431 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.310 km SW of Mad River, California · 16431 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.210 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16431 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.410 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16431 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.29 km NNE of Millville, California · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.214 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16425 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.26 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16424 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16415 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.515 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16415 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.110 km N of Chico, California · 16412 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16411 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.12 km NNW of Covelo, California · 16406 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16402 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16401 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, California · 16399 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16396 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.5Northern California · 16396 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16395 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km S of Laytonville, California · 16458 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.98 km N of Covelo, California · 16460 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16461 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.71 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Willits, California · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16465 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.726 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16465 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.825 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16465 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.85 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.719 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16467 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.211 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 16468 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.711 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16470 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16471 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.87 km S of Laytonville, California · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16472 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.112 km SSE of Mad River, California · 16477 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.54 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 16481 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16481 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067645. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.