California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km ESE of Carrick, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Carrick, California on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km SW of Trinity Center, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-23 21:38:04 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.430° N, 122.262° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km E of Carrick, California · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.816 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.74 km SE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14989 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.721 km SW of Edgewood, California · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.19 km ESE of Carrick, California · 14987 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.214 km SW of Trinity Center, California · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Tennant, California · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.37 km SSE of Trinity Center, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.813 km N of French Gulch, California · 14967 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.115 km SE of McCloud, California · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.27 km NE of Redding, California · 14963 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.713 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km ESE of Carrick, California · 15005 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.96km ESE of Millville, CA · 15006 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.18km NNW of French Gulch, CA · 15016 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.611 km WNW of Burney, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.725 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15022 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53719. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.