M2.0 earthquake 13 km SW of Durham, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 19, 1985, 3:01 PM PDT

UTC

1985-09-19 22:01:50 UTC

Depth

18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.572° N, 121.929° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

263°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Durham, CaliforniaPopulation 5,518. Forecast14 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast19 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast696 kmNNW

After

1. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 6:15 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.127 km ESE of Covelo, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 5:57 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 3:56 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.97 km ENE of Clearlake, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 9:40 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.312 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 4:02 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 11:42 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.54 km SSE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 12:58 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 1:34 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 2:06 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.51 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, CaliforniaFri, Sep 27, 3:43 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 5:33 AM PDT · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.019 km N of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 3:36 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.52 km ESE of Prattville, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.19 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 4:42 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 4:10 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.97 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Oct 11, 7:57 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 11:06 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
19. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 1:51 AM PDT · 14953 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.820 km ENE of Clearlake, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 4:34 AM PDT · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.26 km W of Mineral, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 12:20 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 1:57 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
23. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 1:58 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
24. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 5:08 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
25. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 6:40 AM PDT · 14947 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, CaliforniaTue, Oct 22, 9:04 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
27. 2.811 km W of La Porte, CaliforniaThu, Oct 24, 5:59 AM PDT · 14943 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.923 km WSW of Williams, CaliforniaThu, Oct 24, 2:00 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 24, 10:21 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, CaliforniaFri, Oct 25, 1:48 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
31. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Oct 25, 6:59 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.65 km W of Arbuckle, CaliforniaSun, Oct 27, 9:31 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.718 km NNE of Nice, CaliforniaSun, Oct 27, 12:14 PM PST · 14940 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.910 km WSW of Arbuckle, CaliforniaSun, Oct 27, 8:39 PM PST · 14940 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.913 km E of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, Oct 29, 4:52 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.48 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaWed, Oct 30, 9:30 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.418 km E of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 1:43 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
38. 2.28 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 1:59 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, CaliforniaFri, Nov 1, 6:10 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 3:24 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
41. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 5:02 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
42. 1.714 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaMon, Nov 4, 9:03 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaThu, Nov 7, 5:00 AM PST · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
44. 1.84 km W of Upper Lake, CaliforniaThu, Nov 7, 1:04 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaFri, Nov 8, 11:13 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 3:19 AM PST · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 7:34 AM PST · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
48. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 5:25 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.65 km W of Robbins, CaliforniaTue, Nov 12, 1:40 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 13, 3:41 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
51. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, CaliforniaFri, Nov 15, 3:11 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
52. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, CaliforniaSat, Nov 16, 10:24 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
53. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 6:48 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
54. 1.51 km E of Knights Landing, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 8:15 AM PST · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.85 km E of Clearlake Oaks, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:52 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.36 km ENE of Williams, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:13 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.07 km ESE of Williams, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:11 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.09 km WNW of Arbuckle, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:03 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.55 km ENE of Williams, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 8:44 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.86 km E of Williams, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 6:28 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.05 km NE of Williams, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 2:49 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.612 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 11:08 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 7:29 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.44 km E of Williams, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.512 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 12:07 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.713 km SE of Millville, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 7:49 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.2Northern CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:01 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 8:59 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.920 km NE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 3:44 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
16. 3.49 km NNW of Princeton, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 10:13 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.813 km ESE of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 5:33 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.614 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 4:14 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.922 km WSW of Williams, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 9:45 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.63 km NNW of Belden, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 1:01 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56096. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.