California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Belden, California on Tue, Oct 22, 1985, 9:04 AM PDT (16:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km NNE of Susanville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-22 16:04:15 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.051° N, 121.269° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSW of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.14 km S of Sierraville, California · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.513 km NE of Lake Davis, California · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.811 km W of La Porte, California · 14943 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14942 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14942 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.913 km E of Mineral, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.90 km N of Susanville, California · 14937 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14933 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.614 km WNW of Kingvale, California · 14922 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, California · 14921 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.934 km NW of Susanville, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.332 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14916 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14912 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.62 km NNW of Greenville, California · 14911 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.712 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14905 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.115 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14899 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.55 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14896 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.74 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14894 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.113 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14890 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, California · 14947 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.59 km NW of Chester, California · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, California · 14948 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14948 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.03 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14948 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.04 km S of Sierraville, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Greenville, California · 14953 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.015 km N of Lake Davis, California · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14954 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58446. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.