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M3.5 earthquake 25 km S of Eagleville, California

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km S of Eagleville, California on Tue, Oct 29, 1985, 7:24 PM PST (03:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-10-30 03:24:21 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.089° N, 120.167° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km N of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.934 km NW of Susanville, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.332 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14924 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Likely, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.229 km SE of Adin, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.014km WSW of Reederville, NV · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.83 km SSW of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14959 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.25km S of Likely, CA · 14968 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.313 km SSW of Likely, California · 14968 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57919 (also filed as usp0002m9t). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.