California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km SE of Hayfork, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Hayfork, California on Wed, Jan 18, 1984, 8:34 PM PST (04:34 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km NNE of Willow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-19 04:34:52 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.526° N, 123.133° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15583 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.66 km WNW of Mad River, California · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.94 km NNE of Mad River, California · 15579 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.029 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 15576 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.36 km E of Garberville, California · 15573 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.728 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15572 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.89 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.68 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15570 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.116 km SW of Paskenta, California · 15565 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.923 km SE of Ruth, California · 15564 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.36 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.25 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.15 km SW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.45 km SW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.46 km N of Millville, California · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 15560 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Millville, California · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.7Northern California · 15557 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.69 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 15557 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.937 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.90 km N of Myers Flat, California · 15553 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.23 km S of Loleta, California · 15548 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.515 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 15547 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.96 km NNE of Lakehead, California · 15546 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.210 km W of Covelo, California · 15546 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.011 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15545 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.038 km WSW of Etna, California · 15544 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.19 km NE of Proberta, California · 15543 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.825 km W of Paskenta, California · 15543 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.89 km E of Millville, California · 15541 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.90 km NNE of Fieldbrook, California · 15540 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.710 km W of Shingletown, California · 15540 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.712 km ESE of Leggett, California · 15539 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.711 km NNE of Hyampom, California · 15534 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.713 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15529 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.13 km WSW of Hydesville, California · 15529 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.624 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15527 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km E of Redcrest, California · 15588 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.217 km SW of Scotia, California · 15589 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.821 km SSW of French Gulch, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.413 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15590 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.41 km ESE of Flournoy, California · 15591 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.125 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.025 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.53 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15592 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.03 km W of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.616 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 15595 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.85 km N of Lakehead, California · 15595 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.93 km N of Redway, California · 15596 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Weott, California · 15598 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.73 km NE of Lewiston, California · 15599 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.13 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Benbow, California · 15604 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.115 km ENE of Blue Lake, California · 15605 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.612 km WSW of Mad River, California · 15605 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNW of Mad River, California · 15610 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1110141. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.