California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km E of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km E of Redcrest, California on Mon, Jan 12, 1981, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 34 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-12 16:27:27 UTC
Depth
24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.398° N, 123.843° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16696 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.564 km W of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.442 km W of Indianola, California · 16696 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16696 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16695 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16695 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.57 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 16695 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16695 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16695 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.83 km NE of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.513 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16694 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16694 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.16 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16694 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.330 km W of Trinidad, California · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.19 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.160 km W of Ferndale, California · 16692 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16692 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.031 km SW of Scotia, California · 16692 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.545 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16691 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.111 km WSW of Weott, California · 16690 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.310 km WSW of Weott, California · 16690 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.10 km E of Rio Dell, California · 16690 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.119 km SW of Scotia, California · 16690 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.124 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.424 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.246 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 16689 days ago · 92 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.915 km NE of Cleone, California · 16688 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.410 km WNW of Manila, California · 16687 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.213 km W of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.215 km W of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.128 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 16686 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.126 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16686 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 16685 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16685 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.257 km W of Indianola, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.18 km WNW of Manila, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16684 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 3.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16683 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.250 km W of Ferndale, California · 16682 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16681 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.08 km NW of Manila, California · 16681 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.720 km WSW of Weott, California · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16680 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.515 km WNW of Manila, California · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.826 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16678 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.952 km W of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.950 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16677 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.17 km WNW of Manila, California · 16676 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.840 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16676 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.73 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 16697 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16697 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.110 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.722 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.010 km SSE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16698 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.98 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.92 km SSW of Bayview, California · 16698 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.99 km WNW of Manila, California · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16699 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.215 km S of Mad River, California · 16699 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.48 km NW of Manila, California · 16699 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.649 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16700 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.61 km N of Willow Creek, California · 16700 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.99 km NW of Manila, California · 16700 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.114 km ENE of Weott, California · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.814 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.613 km NE of Miranda, California · 16700 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.014 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059216. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC.