California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km N of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km N of Belden, California on Fri, Feb 17, 1984, 5:01 PM PST (01:01 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 1 km W of Plumas Eureka, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-18 01:01:39 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.039° N, 121.248° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Northern California · 15557 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.011 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15556 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.27 km WNW of Chester, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15552 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.78 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15551 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.914 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15550 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.06 km NW of Chester, California · 15550 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Oroville, California · 15550 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.98 km NE of Stirling City, California · 15549 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.011 km SW of Prattville, California · 15545 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.19 km NE of Proberta, California · 15544 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.41 km W of Plumas Eureka, California · 15543 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Millville, California · 15541 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.57 km WNW of Chester, California · 15541 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.710 km W of Shingletown, California · 15540 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.71 km SSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15538 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.816 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15536 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 15536 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.011 km WSW of Durham, California · 15536 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.58 km WSW of Chester, California · 15532 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.713 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15530 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.56 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 15528 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.40 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15527 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.71 km W of Plumas Eureka, California · 15526 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.811 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15526 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.40 km NW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15525 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.42 km WSW of Graeagle, California · 15525 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.20 km SW of Blairsden, California · 15525 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.91 km SW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15525 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.82 km ENE of Millville, California · 15523 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.82 km SSE of Chester, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.94 km ENE of Millville, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.69 km NW of Belden, California · 15517 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.37 km NNW of Downieville, California · 15513 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.92 km S of Plumas Eureka, California · 15508 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.114 km NNE of Chester, California · 15507 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.916 km S of Round Mountain, California · 15503 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.90 km W of Plumas Eureka, California · 15501 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.815 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15501 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.65 km W of Bangor, California · 15499 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Millville, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.46 km N of Millville, California · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.12 km SW of Belden, California · 15562 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15566 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.022 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.08 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15569 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.610 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.89 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.71 km WSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.118 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.84 km ENE of Chester, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.610 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15576 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.83 km N of Tobin, California · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.64 km WNW of Manton, California · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.86 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 15580 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, California · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.315 km E of Graniteville, California · 15585 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1111459. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.