California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NNE of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Brooktrails, California on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 2:22 AM PST (10:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km WSW of Kelseyville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-26 10:22:27 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.534° N, 123.337° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63474. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.