California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km N of Burnt Ranch, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km N of Burnt Ranch, California on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 10:51 AM PDT (17:51 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km NNW of Fields Landing, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-26 17:51:13 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.836° N, 123.480° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km N of Willow Creek, California · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.114 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15062 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 15061 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.42 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.811 km W of Trinity Center, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Loleta, California · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.43 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.85 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15054 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15054 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.615 km WSW of Weott, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.319 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.817 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15052 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.53 km N of Redway, California · 15052 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.619 km SW of Weott, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15051 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.821 km SSE of Gasquet, California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.810 km W of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.210 km W of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.07 km NNE of Hyampom, California · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.123 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.76 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 3.09km N of Petrolia, CA · 15041 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.715 km W of Weott, California · 15041 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.220 km W of Weott, California · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.112 km WSW of Weott, California · 15039 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.112 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.825 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15032 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.325 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15032 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15031 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.418 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15030 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.820 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15029 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.77 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15028 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.56 km E of Hayfork, California · 15025 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.725 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15022 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.69 km SW of Alderpoint, California · 15019 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.18km NNW of French Gulch, CA · 15016 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.923 km SW of Scotia, California · 15014 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.111 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 15003 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15064 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.328 km SW of Scotia, California · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.923 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15070 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.620 km W of Hyampom, California · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.05 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.2Northern California · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Redcrest, California · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.116 km WSW of Weott, California · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.315 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15084 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.012 km SW of Weott, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.7near the coast of Northern California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.323 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 15090 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.021 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.14 km SW of Scotia, California · 15091 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50757. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.