M2.3 earthquake 7 km SSW of Kingvale, California

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 10:15 PM PDT

UTC

1985-07-05 05:15:51 UTC

Depth

-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.264° N, 120.472° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

31

• Truckee, CaliforniaPopulation 16,299. Forecast26 kmWSW
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast64 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast613 kmNNW

After

1. 1.94 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 5:26 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.52 km SW of Floriston, CaliforniaWed, Jul 17, 3:09 PM PDT · 15050 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.32 km WSW of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSun, Jul 21, 6:19 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.60 km SW of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSun, Jul 21, 8:09 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.34 km NNE of East Quincy, CaliforniaSun, Jul 21, 9:16 PM PDT · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.87 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaThu, Jul 25, 3:42 PM PDT · 15042 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.2Northern CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 4:44 AM PDT · 15026 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.32 km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 4:22 PM PDT · 15026 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.61 km NE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaThu, Aug 15, 9:13 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 6:21 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.54 km SE of Iron Horse, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.017 km S of Sierra Brooks, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 3:33 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.93 km E of Sierraville, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 7:15 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.34 km NNE of Plumas Eureka, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 11:56 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.52 km WNW of Sattley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 9:28 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 2.16 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaTue, Jul 2, 5:11 AM PDT · 15065 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.64 km SSE of Rocklin, CaliforniaMon, Jul 1, 6:31 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.74 km SSE of Rocklin, CaliforniaMon, Jul 1, 5:02 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.74 km SSE of Rocklin, CaliforniaMon, Jul 1, 4:02 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.84 km SSE of Rocklin, CaliforniaMon, Jul 1, 1:30 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.46 km SE of Markleeville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 30, 2:03 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.07 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaSun, Jun 30, 9:24 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.77 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaFri, Jun 28, 9:35 PM PDT · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.58 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 6:35 AM PDT · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.07 km NNW of Kingvale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.91 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 16, 7:16 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.01 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:51 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.09 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:44 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.82 km SE of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 3:13 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50616. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.