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M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSW of Likely, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Likely, California on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 4:03 PM PDT (23:03 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 25 km S of Eagleville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 23:03:51 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.123° N, 120.586° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25km S of Likely, CA · 14968 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14966 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14963 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14959 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSW of Susanville, California · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14950 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.014km WSW of Reederville, NV · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.229 km SE of Adin, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.28 km ENE of Likely, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.525 km S of Eagleville, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.90 km N of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.934 km NW of Susanville, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.332 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14924 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57373. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.