M2.0 earthquake 29 km WSW of Paskenta, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 30, 1981, 11:23 PM PDT

UTC

1981-10-01 06:23:47 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.760° N, 122.846° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

12

• Covelo, CaliforniaPopulation 1,255. Forecast35 kmE
• Red Bluff, CaliforniaPopulation 14,131. Forecast70 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast86 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast755 kmNNW

After

1. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, CaliforniaSat, Oct 3, 4:23 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.52 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaSat, Oct 3, 5:56 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.111 km ESE of Boonville, CaliforniaSat, Oct 3, 6:55 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.97 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Oct 4, 6:32 PM PDT · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.82 km NNW of Ukiah, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 9:33 AM PDT · 16423 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
6. 3.310 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 12:16 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.210 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 5:28 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.410 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 5:40 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.65 km WSW of Hopland, CaliforniaWed, Oct 7, 12:26 PM PDT · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.94 km N of Redway, CaliforniaThu, Oct 8, 3:50 PM PDT · 16420 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSun, Oct 11, 5:01 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.214 km S of Hamilton City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 6:19 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.26 km WSW of Paradise, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 7:17 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.58 km NNE of Cloverdale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 7:32 PM PDT · 16416 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.13 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Oct 14, 10:39 AM PDT · 16414 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 6:14 PM PDT · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
17. 3.515 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 4:00 AM PDT · 16406 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
18. 3.110 km N of Chico, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 9:58 PM PDT · 16403 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.129 km WSW of Paskenta, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 9:21 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.12 km NNW of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 2:24 PM PST · 16398 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 2:46 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 2:13 AM PST · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 2:27 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 4:27 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 10:06 AM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 11:17 AM PST · 16391 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 6:17 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 12:36 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.5Northern CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 5:04 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 6:07 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.78 km SE of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 1:28 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
32. 1.68 km E of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 3:33 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 11:32 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 9:17 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.09 km NNE of Cloverdale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 4:44 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:47 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 11:38 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 9:04 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
39. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 2:27 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.81 km N of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 2:37 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 4:21 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 4:13 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
43. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 8:00 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 1.86 km NE of Hopland, CaliforniaTue, Sep 29, 5:09 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.720 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaMon, Sep 28, 12:46 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.62 km E of Calpella, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 4:05 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.121 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Sep 26, 7:17 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.88 km E of Hopland, CaliforniaFri, Sep 25, 10:20 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.04 km NE of Princeton, CaliforniaTue, Sep 22, 6:58 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.10 km E of Kelseyville, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 7:37 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.03 km WNW of Lower Lake, CaliforniaFri, Sep 18, 7:43 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 12:12 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.611 km S of Kelseyville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 15, 10:59 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.66 km NW of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Sep 15, 6:29 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.96 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 8, 11:03 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.65 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, CaliforniaSun, Sep 6, 7:48 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.98 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Sep 6, 8:23 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.76 km SSW of Hamilton City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 6, 3:36 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.71 km WNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaFri, Sep 4, 8:50 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.67 km ESE of Willits, CaliforniaFri, Sep 4, 7:10 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.711 km NNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Sep 1, 8:22 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.726 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Sep 1, 2:19 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.825 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Sep 1, 2:18 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068140. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.