California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km W of Bayview, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km W of Bayview, California on Mon, Dec 16, 1985, 12:48 PM PST (20:48 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km W of Shelter Cove, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-16 20:48:56 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.786° N, 124.295° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.97 km W of Loleta, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.631 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.422 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.037 km W of Ferndale, California · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.652 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14892 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.212 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 14892 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14891 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.14 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14891 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.739 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14890 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.17 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14890 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.121 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14888 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.033 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14887 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14887 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.958 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14885 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.610 km W of Indianola, California · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.19 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.015 km SE of Orick, California · 14874 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.815 km NE of Miranda, California · 14874 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.918 km WNW of Junction City, California · 14874 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 14873 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.15 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.645 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.212 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14872 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14871 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.07 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14871 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.114 km WSW of Weott, California · 14870 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.910 km NE of Redcrest, California · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.74 km WNW of Redway, California · 14866 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.035 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14866 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.013 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14865 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.916 km NE of Miranda, California · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.733 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14862 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.591 km W of Ferndale, California · 14861 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.91 km SSW of Redway, California · 14856 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.749 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.065 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14852 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.910 km E of Hydesville, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.693 km W of Ferndale, California · 14850 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.98 km NNW of Redcrest, California · 14850 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.24 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14849 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.537 km W of Ferndale, California · 14846 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.87 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.71 km S of Loleta, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.439 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14843 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km NE of Fortuna, California · 14897 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.110 km W of Indianola, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14898 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 14898 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.023 km SW of Scotia, California · 14898 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.79 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, California · 14900 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14902 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14902 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.527km E of Willow Creek, CA · 14903 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.07 km ENE of Orick, California · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14905 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.433 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 14908 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14908 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.245 km W of Ferndale, California · 14909 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14910 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14910 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62999. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.