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M1.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Butte Meadows, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Butte Meadows, California on Sat, Mar 9, 1985, 10:12 AM PST (18:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km ESE of Anderson, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-03-09 18:12:49 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.179° N, 121.456° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km ENE of Chico, California · 15180 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.32 km WNW of La Porte, California · 15179 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.98 km W of La Porte, California · 15179 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.58 km WSW of La Porte, California · 15179 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Belden, California · 15179 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.65 km W of La Porte, California · 15177 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.97 km W of La Porte, California · 15176 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.27 km W of La Porte, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.96 km NE of Crescent Mills, California · 15171 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.68 km ESE of Hat Creek, California · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.811 km WNW of Chester, California · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.513 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.2Northern California · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15161 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.04 km ENE of Tobin, California · 15159 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15158 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.85 km WNW of Dobbins, California · 15156 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.516 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.80 km NNW of Prattville, California · 15150 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.111 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15150 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.614 km NE of Proberta, California · 15149 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.810 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15145 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.913 km NE of Proberta, California · 15145 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15145 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15145 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.17 km NNW of Richvale, California · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.620 km SE of Bieber, CA · 15132 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15128 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.21 km NNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.79 km W of Cottonwood, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.53 km S of Graeagle, California · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.53 km N of Plumas Eureka, California · 15187 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.921 km S of Nubieber, California · 15196 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.015 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 15200 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.817 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.316 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.617 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15203 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.317 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.8Northern California · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.816 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.72 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.225 km S of Nubieber, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.83 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44284. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.