California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSW of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Covelo, California on Mon, Jan 4, 1982, 11:20 AM PST (19:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km NNW of Ruth, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-04 19:20:29 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.668° N, 123.303° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16332 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of Willits, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.84 km ENE of Miranda, California · 16328 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.913 km SW of Hayfork, California · 16328 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.015 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 16327 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.72 km SE of Talmage, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.24 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16326 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.717 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.415 km W of Mad River, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16323 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.63 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16323 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16322 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.95 km WNW of Philo, California · 16322 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.122 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.811 km E of Redcrest, California · 16318 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 16318 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16305 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.17 km WSW of Albion, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.18 km W of Hopland, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16296 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.79 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.118 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.08 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.111 km N of Laytonville, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16281 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16281 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.413 km W of Paskenta, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.316 km W of Paskenta, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.517 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.214 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16277 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.72 km NNE of Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.627 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km NE of Lucerne, California · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.16 km ENE of Willits, California · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.96 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.511 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16339 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16339 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.84 km NE of Hopland, California · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.28 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Comptche, California · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.210 km W of Laytonville, California · 16348 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.94 km ENE of Weott, California · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070950. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.