California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km SSW of Etna, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Etna, California on Tue, Apr 30, 1985, 4:41 AM PDT (11:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 19 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-30 11:41:08 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.250° N, 123.007° 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, 8.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km W of Junction City, California · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.419 km N of Big Bend, California · 15108 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.811 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.913km SSE of Willow Creek, CA · 15099 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.91 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15095 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.510 km W of Dunsmuir, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.323 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 15091 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.64 km ENE of Dunsmuir, California · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.915 km E of Montague, California · 15086 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.2Northern California · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.620 km W of Hyampom, California · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.85 km E of Redding, California · 15076 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.92 km N of Burnt Ranch, California · 15063 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.726 km N of Willow Creek, California · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15062 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 15062 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47751. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.