California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km WNW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Kingvale, California on Thu, Nov 14, 1985, 7:46 AM PST (15:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSE of Sierra City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-11-14 15:46:02 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.372° N, 120.580° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14929 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNW of Greenville, California · 14923 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Truckee, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.57 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14911 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Floriston, California · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.55 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.74 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14906 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.82 km ESE of Sattley, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.79 km WNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.610 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 14890 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 14887 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.24 km NE of East Quincy, California · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 14944 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14944 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14952 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.811 km W of La Porte, California · 14955 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.513 km NE of Lake Davis, California · 14955 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.14 km S of Sierraville, California · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, California · 14959 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.23 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.03 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14960 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14960 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.04 km S of Sierraville, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14961 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 14961 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61194. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC.