California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Fri, Dec 4, 1981, 11:31 AM PST (19:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km NNW of Laytonville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-04 19:31:49 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.754° N, 122.839° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
9

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 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km W of Stonyford, California · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16362 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.917 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.27 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.221 km W of Stonyford, California · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.721 km W of Stonyford, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.0Northern California · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.88 km E of Willits, California · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.55 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Clearlake, California · 16353 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.512 km NW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.210 km W of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.77 km S of Comptche, California · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.83 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.28 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.84 km NE of Hopland, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16339 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.511 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16338 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.96 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.16 km ENE of Willits, California · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.912 km NE of Lucerne, California · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSW of Covelo, California · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.113 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16331 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.87 km E of Willits, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.84 km ENE of Miranda, California · 16328 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.913 km SW of Hayfork, California · 16327 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.72 km SE of Talmage, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.516 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16326 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.24 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16326 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.717 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16322 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.63 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.33 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.95 km WNW of Philo, California · 16321 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.56 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.815 km S of Mad River, California · 16364 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.011 km S of Laytonville, California · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16369 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.81 km N of Willits, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16372 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, California · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.716 km NE of Miranda, California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 16379 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.5Northern California · 16387 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070012. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.