M2.7 earthquake 22 km SSE of Hayfork, California

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 8, 1983, 2:36 PM PST

UTC

1983-11-08 22:36:49 UTC

Depth

27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.375° N, 123.052° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

21

• Hayfork, CaliforniaPopulation 2,368. Forecast23 kmSSE
• Redding, CaliforniaPopulation 91,582. Forecast61 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast126 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast822 kmNNW

After

1. 3.116 km NE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Nov 10, 10:06 PM PST · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.111 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Nov 11, 8:53 PM PST · 15664 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.64 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 12, 10:08 PM PST · 15663 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.011 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 14, 9:50 PM PST · 15661 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.911 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 12:10 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
6. 3.09 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 4:40 PM PST · 15660 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.010 km NW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 6:14 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.27 km S of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 9:35 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.26 km WNW of Lakehead, CaliforniaWed, Nov 16, 7:30 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.810 km SE of Covelo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 16, 8:50 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 20, 4:44 AM PST · 15655 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.815 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 21, 3:59 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.74 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 1:41 PM PST · 15652 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.16 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 2:38 PM PST · 15652 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.311 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Nov 24, 10:18 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.417 km ENE of Mountain Gate, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 5:03 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.917 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 5:08 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.715 km E of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 7:47 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.917 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 8:18 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.013 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 3:51 AM PST · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.817 km ENE of Mountain Gate, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 5:29 AM PST · 15649 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, CaliforniaSun, Nov 27, 2:22 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
23. 2.317 km SE of Hayfork, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 5:17 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.615 km NNW of Coffee Creek, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 12:22 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.15 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 6:35 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.98 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Nov 30, 2:07 PM PST · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.013 km ENE of Fortuna, CaliforniaThu, Dec 1, 6:18 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.24 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 12:38 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 12:53 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.05 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 10:17 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 2:16 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.611 km E of Millville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 7:41 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.017 km N of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 11:22 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 5:38 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
35. 3.440 km W of Coffee Creek, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 1:20 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
36. 3.217 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 10:14 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
37. 3.414 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 1:01 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
38. 2.69 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 12:02 AM PST · 15633 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.95 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 5:07 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.714 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 10:43 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.910 km NNE of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 2:26 PM PST · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
42. 1.827 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 7:52 PM PST · 15629 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
43. 1.98 km W of Manton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 4:02 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.511 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 7:27 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
45. 1.611 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 2:11 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
46. 2.65 km W of Weott, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 3:37 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
47. 2.45 km NNE of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 7:53 PM PST · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
48. 1.66 km WNW of Manton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 10:01 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 20, 4:30 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Dec 21, 4:25 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.310 km NNE of French Gulch, CaliforniaThu, Dec 22, 12:53 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.916 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 2:30 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.99 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 12:01 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.712 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Dec 29, 10:23 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.621 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 2:31 AM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
56. 1.612 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 4:18 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.115 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 1:00 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
58. 2.54 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 5:36 AM PST · 15612 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.13 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 6:54 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 1.73 km NE of Lewiston, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 5:52 AM PST · 15607 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 1.810 km E of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 7, 2:13 AM PST · 15669 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 3.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.712 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Nov 4, 8:56 AM PST · 15671 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.411 km NE of Bend, CaliforniaWed, Nov 2, 11:40 AM PST · 15673 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.93 km NNE of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Nov 2, 2:50 AM PST · 15674 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.98 km NE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Nov 2, 2:27 AM PST · 15674 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.615 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 6:34 PM PST · 15674 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.815 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 12:25 PM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 12:24 PM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.015 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 12:12 PM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.115 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 11:47 AM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.623 km N of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 1, 8:49 AM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.66 km WNW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Oct 31, 7:58 PM PST · 15675 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.17 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Oct 31, 6:12 PM PST · 15675 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.621 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, Oct 30, 10:08 AM PST · 15676 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.214 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Oct 29, 10:40 PM PDT · 15677 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
17. 3.115 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 28, 10:19 AM PDT · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.224 km NW of Paskenta, CaliforniaFri, Oct 28, 8:11 AM PDT · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Oct 26, 5:24 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.515 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Oct 26, 12:27 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106496. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.