M1.6 earthquake 4 km N of Belden, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 8:01 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-26 03:01:34 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.049° N, 121.242° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.45

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

215°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Greenville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,129. Forecast27 kmWSW
• Magalia, CaliforniaPopulation 11,310. Forecast39 kmNE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast62 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast718 kmNNW

After

1. 1.99 km NNW of Old Station, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 9:11 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.84 km E of Canyondam, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 11:57 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.93 km E of Sierraville, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 7:15 PM PDT · 15001 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.34 km NNE of Plumas Eureka, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 11:56 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.52 km WNW of Sattley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 9:28 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.83 km NW of Greenville, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 3:31 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
7. 1.63 km NNW of Belden, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 1:01 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.14 km NW of Spring Garden, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 3:15 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.813 km ESE of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 5:33 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 11:22 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.613 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 11:22 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 11:23 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 1:18 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
14. 3.49 km NNW of Princeton, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 10:13 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 12:30 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.03 km N of Hamilton Branch, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 4:55 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.27 km SE of Millville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 9:15 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.713 km SE of Millville, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 7:49 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 12:12 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.013 km SW of Durham, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 3:01 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 6:15 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.71 km SE of Chester, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 2:20 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.05 km SSW of Graeagle, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 12:01 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 3:56 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.312 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 4:02 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.91 km W of Sierraville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 9:58 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 11:42 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.54 km SSE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 12:58 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
29. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 1:34 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 2:06 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.23 km ENE of Canyondam, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 3:40 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.54 km NNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 3:14 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 5:33 AM PDT · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.12 km ESE of Hamilton Branch, CaliforniaMon, Sep 30, 5:39 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.52 km ESE of Prattville, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.19 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 4:42 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.98 km N of Old Station, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 9:45 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 4:10 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 5:37 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.56 km N of Old Station, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 12:08 PM PDT · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 11:06 PM PDT · 14955 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.015 km N of Lake Davis, CaliforniaSun, Oct 13, 12:44 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
44. 2.26 km W of Mineral, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 12:20 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
45. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 1:58 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
46. 2.010 km NE of Greenville, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 4:10 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
47. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, CaliforniaTue, Oct 15, 8:29 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 5:08 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
49. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 2:07 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
50. 3.04 km S of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 11:47 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.54 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 11:53 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
52. 2.03 km SSW of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 11:58 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
53. 2.23 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaSat, Oct 19, 12:36 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
54. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, CaliforniaSat, Oct 19, 3:20 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
55. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 4:19 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
56. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 4:21 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.59 km NW of Chester, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 4:22 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 6:40 AM PDT · 14947 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
59. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, CaliforniaTue, Oct 22, 9:04 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, CaliforniaWed, Oct 23, 2:02 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.75 km NNE of Belden, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:43 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.65 km NNE of Belden, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.24 km N of Belden, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:28 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 10:14 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.54 km SE of Iron Horse, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.99 km WNW of Cohasset, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:22 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.96km ESE of Millville, CAThu, Aug 22, 8:09 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.23 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 10:51 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.63 km ESE of Prattville, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 1:19 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.14 km SSE of Canyondam, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 3:59 AM PDT · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.14 km S of Prattville, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 9:43 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.08 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 3:33 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.95 km NE of Crescent Mills, CaliforniaThu, Aug 15, 4:59 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.39 km SE of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 12:24 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.84 km S of Hamilton City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 7:10 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.93 km SW of Canyondam, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 12:18 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
17. 3.65 km SSW of Canyondam, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 11:49 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.32 km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 4:22 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.2Northern CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 4:44 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.512 km E of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 1:24 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57580. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.