California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km ESE of Cleone, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Cleone, California on Wed, Sep 25, 1985, 6:30 PM PDT (01:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 19 km N of Upper Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-26 01:30:53 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.469° N, 123.736° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.329 km SE of Ruth, California · 14966 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.715 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 14966 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.411 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14966 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.64 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.722 km WSW of Weott, California · 14963 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.28 km SE of Hopland, California · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.58 km SE of Hopland, California · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Boonville, California · 14961 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.48 km SE of Hopland, California · 14960 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.78 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14960 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.98 km SE of Hopland, California · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.714 km W of Ruth, California · 14959 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.112 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 14957 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.720 km SW of Weott, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.611 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14950 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.810 km ESE of Boonville, California · 14946 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.810 km ESE of Boonville, California · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.99 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.69 km SE of Hopland, California · 14944 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14942 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.59 km W of Hopland, California · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 14941 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.718 km NNE of Nice, California · 14940 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.610 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.418 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, California · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.81 km N of Calpella, California · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.714 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.734 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.84 km W of Upper Lake, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.91 km SW of Lakeport, California · 14929 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.88 km E of Leggett, California · 14925 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14924 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.513 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.78 km N of Laytonville, California · 14923 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.89 km E of Hopland, California · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.514 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.13 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.59 km SSE of Willits, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14914 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km ENE of Hopland, California · 14973 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.510 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14974 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.71 km SW of Redway, California · 14977 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.127 km ESE of Covelo, California · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.86 km SW of Hopland, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.110 km E of Comptche, California · 14981 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14984 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.512 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14984 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.2Northern California · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.920 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14987 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.58 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 14992 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of Leggett, California · 14995 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.89 km ESE of Willits, California · 14995 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.925 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14998 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.20 km S of Brooktrails, California · 15001 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56761. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.