California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Belden, California on Mon, May 27, 1985, 6:35 AM PDT (13:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km NNE of Lake Davis, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-27 13:35:42 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.117° N, 121.323° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15092 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.214 km NNE of Lake Davis, California · 15091 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.5Northern California · 15091 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.44 km S of Oroville East, California · 15088 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15083 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.56 km N of Millville, California · 15081 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.310 km NE of Vina, California · 15078 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.85 km E of Redding, California · 15077 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNW of Chester, California · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.56 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15074 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNE of Cohasset, California · 15069 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.724 km NE of Old Station, California · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.613 km NE of Vina, California · 15062 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.812 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.18 km N of Princeton, California · 15054 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.28 km ESE of Willows, California · 15054 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.87 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15052 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.28 km WSW of Hamilton City, California · 15050 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.78 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15046 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.14 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15046 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.812 km WSW of Durham, California · 15040 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.85 km NNE of Belden, California · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.28 km ENE of Artois, California · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.34 km NNE of East Quincy, California · 15039 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.0Northern California · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.14 km NNE of Belden, California · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.13 km NNW of Biggs, California · 15036 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15095 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.912 km E of Westwood, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.03 km NE of East Quincy, California · 15097 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.42 km SSW of Sattley, California · 15100 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.00 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.613 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15107 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Red Bluff, California · 15108 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.412 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15110 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.31 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48949. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.