California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Belden, California on Mon, Sep 2, 1985, 1:01 AM PDT (08:01 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NNW of Princeton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-02 08:01:10 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.032° N, 121.258° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NW of Spring Garden, California · 15002 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.813 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.49 km NNW of Princeton, California · 14997 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, California · 14995 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.03 km N of Hamilton Branch, California · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.27 km SE of Millville, California · 14992 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.713 km SE of Millville, California · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14990 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.013 km SW of Durham, California · 14986 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14986 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.71 km SE of Chester, California · 14985 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, California · 14981 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.312 km NE of Vina, California · 14980 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.91 km W of Sierraville, California · 14979 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.54 km SSE of Prattville, California · 14979 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 14979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.23 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.54 km NNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14976 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14976 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.12 km ESE of Hamilton Branch, California · 14975 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.52 km ESE of Prattville, California · 14974 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.19 km NE of Vina, California · 14974 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14966 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14966 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14966 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14963 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14962 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.015 km N of Lake Davis, California · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.010 km NE of Greenville, California · 14961 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14960 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.04 km S of Sierraville, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.54 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.03 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14956 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.23 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, California · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14955 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14955 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.59 km NW of Chester, California · 14955 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, California · 14955 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, California · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.83 km SSW of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.14 km S of Sierraville, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.513 km NE of Lake Davis, California · 14951 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.811 km W of La Porte, California · 14951 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14950 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14950 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.913 km E of Mineral, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.83 km NW of Greenville, California · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.52 km WNW of Sattley, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.34 km NNE of Plumas Eureka, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.93 km E of Sierraville, California · 15009 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Canyondam, California · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Belden, California · 15011 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Belden, California · 15011 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNE of Belden, California · 15011 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.24 km N of Belden, California · 15011 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.54 km SE of Iron Horse, California · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.99 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 15014 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.96km ESE of Millville, CA · 15014 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.23 km SE of Prattville, California · 15016 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Prattville, California · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.14 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.14 km S of Prattville, California · 15017 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of Vina, California · 15020 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Crescent Mills, California · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55353. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.