California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 1 km ESE of Anderson, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Anderson, California on Wed, Apr 3, 1985, 8:55 AM PST (16:55 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-03 16:55:29 UTC
Depth
67.5 km (42.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.443° N, 122.276° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15145 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.516 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15141 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.80 km NNW of Prattville, California · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.111 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15139 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.614 km NE of Proberta, California · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.810 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.913 km NE of Proberta, California · 15134 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15134 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15117 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.231 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.31 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.412 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15108 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.917 km W of Junction City, California · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.419 km N of Big Bend, California · 15107 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.78 km WSW of Red Bluff, California · 15107 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.613 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15106 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.811 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.00 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.78 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.013 km NNW of Belden, California · 15093 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.510 km W of Dunsmuir, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.64 km ENE of Dunsmuir, California · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15149 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15151 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.2Northern California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.322 km S of Ruth, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.621 km S of Ruth, California · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.513 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.811 km WNW of Chester, California · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.924 km W of Paskenta, California · 15159 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.68 km ESE of Hat Creek, California · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Trinity Center, California · 15162 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.411 km NW of Ruth, California · 15167 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.19 km NW of Belden, California · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.86 km ENE of Chico, California · 15169 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15172 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.514 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15172 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.79 km W of Cottonwood, California · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48105. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.