M1.6 earthquake 29 km NE of Covelo, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 3:05 AM PST

UTC

1985-01-06 11:05:03 UTC

Depth

-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.984° N, 123.002° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

10

• Covelo, CaliforniaPopulation 1,255. Forecast30 kmNE
• Red Bluff, CaliforniaPopulation 14,131. Forecast69 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast103 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast783 kmNNW

After

1. 1.84 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 7:57 AM PST · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
2. 3.012 km W of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 8:22 PM PST · 15232 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.810 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 9:04 PM PST · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.625 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:34 AM PST · 15232 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 2:07 PM PST · 15232 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.29 km ESE of Hyampom, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 1:28 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.81 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 12:52 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.95 km W of Covelo, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 4:53 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.26 km WNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 7:49 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.520 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 1:21 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.65 km W of Calpella, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 1:25 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 12:02 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.614 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:34 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.616 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Jan 16, 4:03 PM PST · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
15. 1.6Northern CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 9:18 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.928 km ENE of Covelo, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 2:23 AM PST · 15219 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
17. 3.012 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 2:29 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.920 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 9:43 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.53 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 3:33 AM PST · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.75 km W of Calpella, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:56 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 6:49 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.325 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 10:46 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.61 km SW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 6:39 AM PST · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.66 km E of Willits, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 8:33 PM PST · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.45 km E of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:41 PM PST · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.715 km WSW of Hyampom, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 12:08 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 12:20 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.69 km E of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 7:42 PM PST · 15202 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.015 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 4:08 PM PST · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.74 km NNE of Lucerne, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 7:50 AM PST · 15200 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.813 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 9:28 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
32. 1.68 km WSW of Upper Lake, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 7:54 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
33. 2.122 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 9:39 AM PST · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
34. 2.922 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 12:17 PM PST · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.022 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 12:21 PM PST · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.63 km ENE of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 8:09 AM PST · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.326 km S of Ruth, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 12:25 PM PST · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
38. 2.213 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 4:40 AM PST · 15189 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
39. 1.65 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 5:56 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
40. 1.64 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 7:45 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.113 km N of Upper Lake, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 9:17 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 3:39 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.79 km NE of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 10:16 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
44. 1.86 km NW of North Lakeport, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 3:16 AM PST · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.76 km NW of North Lakeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 6:12 PM PST · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 8:36 PM PST · 15234 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.220 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 4:49 PM PST · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.615 km E of Cottonwood, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 12:09 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.67 km SE of Hamilton City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 2:08 AM PST · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.016 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 8:29 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.312 km NE of Proberta, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 8:51 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.510 km SSE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 6:23 AM PST · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.324 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 4:36 AM PST · 15239 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.425 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 8:53 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.610 km WNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 1:28 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 3:09 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 9:29 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.89 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 7:53 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.67 km NNE of Cleone, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 3:53 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.825 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Dec 28, 1:08 AM PST · 15243 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.218 km SE of Ruth, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 3:55 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.69 km WSW of Manton, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 6:51 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.111 km NE of Talmage, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 12:57 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.913 km E of Cottonwood, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 2:10 AM PST · 15249 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.817 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 4:17 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39893. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.