California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Kingvale, California on Sat, Jun 22, 1985, 10:07 AM PDT (17:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km NE of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-22 17:07:28 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.385° N, 120.460° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km N of Truckee, California · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Truckee, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.07 km NE of Truckee, California · 15059 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15059 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.74 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15058 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15058 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.16 km NNW of Verdi, California · 15057 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15055 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15054 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.52 km SW of Floriston, California · 15042 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.32 km WSW of Mesa Vista, California · 15038 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.60 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 15038 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.85 km NNE of Belden, California · 15038 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.34 km NNE of East Quincy, California · 15038 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.14 km NNE of Belden, California · 15037 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.87 km N of Truckee, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.45 km NNE of Belden, California · 15023 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.2Northern California · 15018 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.32 km NNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15018 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.65 km SSW of Canyondam, California · 15017 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.95 km NE of Crescent Mills, California · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.61 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.14 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15009 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15073 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15075 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.82 km SE of Sierraville, California · 15075 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.44 km S of Oroville East, California · 15086 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.5Northern California · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.214 km NNE of Lake Davis, California · 15090 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.517 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.03 km NE of East Quincy, California · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1129158. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.