California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSE of Benbow, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Benbow, California on Thu, May 9, 1985, 7:52 PM PDT (02:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-10 02:52:51 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.025° N, 123.750° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.119 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15109 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.917 km W of Junction City, California · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 15107 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15106 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNE of Shelter Cove, California · 15105 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.630 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15104 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.911 km W of Indianola, California · 15102 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.84 km SW of Albion, California · 15100 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.913km SSE of Willow Creek, CA · 15099 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.519 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15098 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.08 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15096 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.16 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.46 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.610 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.91 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15095 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.14 km SW of Scotia, California · 15091 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.69 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15090 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.7near the coast of Northern California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15087 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.152 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15087 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15086 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.012 km SW of Weott, California · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.722 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15085 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.315 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15084 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.116 km WSW of Weott, California · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15080 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.67 km W of Redcrest, California · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.05 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.620 km W of Hyampom, California · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.99 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15075 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.19 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 3.025 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15070 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.923 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15070 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.328 km SW of Scotia, California · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.510 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15063 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.92 km N of Burnt Ranch, California · 15063 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.114 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15062 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.42 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.34 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15056 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15056 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.031 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.67 km W of Loleta, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.87 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15055 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.43 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.65 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.85 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15054 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15054 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.615 km WSW of Weott, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.319 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.817 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.023 km SE of Covelo, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.53 km N of Redway, California · 15051 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.619 km SW of Weott, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15051 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km WSW of Indianola, California · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.032 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.344 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15113 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.231 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15116 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.916 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.81 km W of Indianola, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.115 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15117 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.115 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 15117 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15118 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.16 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 15118 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.85 km ESE of Willits, California · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.119 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15120 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 15121 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.05 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15122 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.911 km WSW of Weott, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.76 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.813 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.423 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.028 km SW of Scotia, California · 15127 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48744. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.