California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km ESE of Carrick, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Carrick, California on Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 7:29 PM PDT (02:29 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km ENE of Lakehead, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-11 02:29:36 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.425° N, 122.248° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km SW of Trinity Center, California · 14992 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.75 km NNE of Tennant, California · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14988 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSE of Trinity Center, California · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of French Gulch, California · 14972 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.115 km SE of McCloud, California · 14970 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.27 km NE of Redding, California · 14969 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.612 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14948 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14941 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14940 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.521 km W of Trinity Center, California · 14938 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km SW of Edgewood, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14994 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.816 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.99 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.613 km E of Carrick, California · 15010 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.18 km ESE of Carrick, California · 15010 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.113 km ESE of Carrick, California · 15011 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.96km ESE of Millville, CA · 15012 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.18km NNW of French Gulch, CA · 15021 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54911. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.