California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km E of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km E of Covelo, California on Tue, Jul 27, 1982, 5:41 AM PDT (12:41 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km SE of Laytonville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-27 12:41:43 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.789° N, 122.965° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Northern California · 16128 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.75 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16128 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.48 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.220 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16124 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.014 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.918 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.65 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.24 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.84 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.44 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.14 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.64 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.85 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.44 km N of Redway, California · 16118 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16116 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.55 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.637 km ESE of Ruth, California · 16115 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.720 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16112 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16111 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.82 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16108 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.10 km W of Lakeport, California · 16104 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.92 km SW of Lakeport, California · 16104 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.18 km ESE of Willits, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.11 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.810 km ESE of Bend, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.88 km NE of Hopland, California · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.57 km ENE of Willits, California · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.618 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16099 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.28 km NE of Hopland, California · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16096 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.616 km ESE of Cleone, California · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.98 km E of Willits, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.018 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16092 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.74 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.63 km ESE of Lakeport, California · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.711 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 16091 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.410 km WSW of Douglas City, California · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.52 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16087 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.60 km ENE of Chico, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.217 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16129 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.910 km SE of Hopland, California · 16129 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.419 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.414 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.216 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.68 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.42 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.55 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16137 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.714 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.115 km W of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.514 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.09 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.29 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.06 km NE of Bend, California · 16141 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.812 km W of Paskenta, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16141 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.54 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 16142 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.217 km NNE of Nice, California · 16142 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076656. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.