California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km S of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km S of Paskenta, California on Thu, Aug 30, 1984, 4:17 AM PDT (11:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km ENE of Clearlake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-30 11:17:00 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.758° N, 122.568° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km NE of Clearlake, California · 15370 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.416 km W of Williams, California · 15369 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.75 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15366 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Redding, California · 15364 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.317 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15364 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.313 km NE of Proberta, California · 15362 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.75 km NW of Proberta, California · 15362 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.05 km ENE of Bend, California · 15361 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.93 km NNE of Talmage, California · 15361 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.710 km WNW of Williams, California · 15361 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.813 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.60 km ESE of Red Bluff, California · 15360 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.911 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15360 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.711 km NE of Bend, California · 15360 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.013 km ENE of Bend, California · 15360 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.812 km NE of Bend, California · 15360 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.013 km NE of Bend, California · 15360 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.09 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15356 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15356 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15356 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.910 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15356 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.78 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15356 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.49 km NE of Vina, California · 15356 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.1Northern California · 15355 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.613 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15355 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.29 km E of Vina, California · 15354 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.24 km SE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15352 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.724 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15351 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.70 km WNW of Kelseyville, California · 15351 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15351 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.66 km SSW of Alderpoint, California · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 15350 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.319 km SW of Elk Creek, California · 15346 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.821 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15346 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.95 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 15345 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.311 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15345 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 3.12 km SW of Red Bluff, California · 15344 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.04 km N of Clearlake, California · 15341 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.413 km NE of Vina, California · 15337 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.88 km NE of Hopland, California · 15336 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.717 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15334 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.220 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.914 km SE of Millville, California · 15333 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.32 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15333 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.93 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15333 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.82 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15333 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.83 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15333 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.717 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15330 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.12 km NNW of Hopland, California · 15328 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.85 km WNW of Palo Cedro, California · 15328 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.6Northern California · 15328 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.66 km N of Hopland, California · 15326 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.912 km WSW of Brooktrails, California · 15324 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.92 km N of Clearlake, California · 15323 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.610 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 15321 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.8Northern California · 15321 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.919 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.022 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15370 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNW of Calpella, California · 15370 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.920 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15371 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15372 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.823 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15372 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.48 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15373 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15374 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.93 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 15375 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.011 km N of Covelo, California · 15375 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.0Northern California · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.211 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15381 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.13 km SE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15383 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.110 km WNW of Lakeport, California · 15385 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.810 km S of Willows, California · 15386 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15387 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.95 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 15388 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.38 km E of Anderson, California · 15390 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.74 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15390 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1119829. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.