M2.3 earthquake 17 km SE of Hayfork, California

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 29, 1983, 5:17 AM PST

UTC

1983-11-29 13:17:53 UTC

Depth

39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.446° N, 123.026° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

15

• Hayfork, CaliforniaPopulation 2,368. Forecast18 kmSE
• Redding, CaliforniaPopulation 91,582. Forecast56 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast129 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast827 kmNNW

After

1. 1.615 km NNW of Coffee Creek, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 12:22 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.15 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 6:35 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.98 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Nov 30, 2:07 PM PST · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.013 km ENE of Fortuna, CaliforniaThu, Dec 1, 6:18 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.24 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 12:38 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 12:53 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.05 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 10:17 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 2:16 AM PST · 15641 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.611 km E of Millville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 7:41 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.017 km N of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 11:22 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 5:38 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
12. 3.440 km W of Coffee Creek, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 1:20 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
13. 3.217 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 10:14 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.69 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 12:02 AM PST · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.95 km NNE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 5:07 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.714 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 10:43 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.910 km NNE of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 2:26 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.827 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 7:52 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.98 km W of Manton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 4:02 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.511 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 7:27 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.611 km N of Covelo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 2:11 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.65 km W of Weott, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 3:37 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
23. 2.45 km NNE of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 7:53 PM PST · 15625 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
24. 1.66 km WNW of Manton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 10:01 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 20, 4:30 PM PST · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.310 km NNE of French Gulch, CaliforniaThu, Dec 22, 12:53 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.916 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 2:30 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.99 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 12:01 AM PST · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.621 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 2:31 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.612 km WSW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 4:18 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
31. 2.115 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 1:00 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.54 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 5:36 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.13 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 6:54 AM PST · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.73 km NE of Lewiston, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 5:52 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.35 km SW of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 12:42 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.93 km N of Redway, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 1:53 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.85 km N of Lakehead, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 8:51 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.616 km WNW of Round Mountain, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 5:42 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.65 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 11:38 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.03 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 8:59 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
41. 2.41 km ESE of Flournoy, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 12:11 PM PST · 15598 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.413 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 10:28 PM PST · 15598 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.821 km SSW of French Gulch, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 6:28 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
44. 1.518 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 8:09 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.25 km SE of Hayfork, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 8:34 PM PST · 15595 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 11:35 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 8:14 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
48. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 9:50 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
49. 1.66 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Jan 24, 4:14 AM PST · 15589 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
50. 1.94 km NNE of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Jan 27, 3:15 PM PST · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, CaliforniaSun, Nov 27, 2:22 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.817 km ENE of Mountain Gate, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 5:29 AM PST · 15648 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.917 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 8:18 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.715 km E of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 7:47 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.917 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 5:08 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
6. 3.417 km ENE of Mountain Gate, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 5:03 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.311 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Nov 24, 10:18 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.16 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 2:38 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.74 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 1:41 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.815 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 21, 3:59 AM PST · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.810 km SE of Covelo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 16, 8:50 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.26 km WNW of Lakehead, CaliforniaWed, Nov 16, 7:30 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.27 km S of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 9:35 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.010 km NW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 6:14 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
15. 3.09 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 4:40 PM PST · 15659 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.911 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Nov 15, 12:10 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.011 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 14, 9:50 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.64 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 12, 10:08 PM PST · 15662 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.111 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Nov 11, 8:53 PM PST · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.722 km SSE of Hayfork, CaliforniaTue, Nov 8, 2:36 PM PST · 15666 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107690. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC.