California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5km S of Likely, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5km S of Likely, CA on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 4:05 PM PDT (23:05 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km N of Old Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 23:05:38 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.188° N, 120.506° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.524 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14951 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.31 km NNE of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.83 km SSW of Susanville, California · 14944 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14942 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.014km WSW of Reederville, NV · 14939 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.229 km SE of Adin, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.28 km ENE of Likely, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.525 km S of Eagleville, California · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Susanville, California · 14936 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.934 km NW of Susanville, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.332 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km SSW of Likely, California · 14961 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57374. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.