California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km W of Loleta, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Loleta, California on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 12:55 AM PDT (07:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WNW of Fields Landing, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-04 07:55:36 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.643° N, 124.311° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15056 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.85 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15055 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.615 km WSW of Weott, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.319 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.817 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.318 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15053 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.53 km N of Redway, California · 15053 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.619 km SW of Weott, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15052 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.810 km W of Scotia, California · 15050 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.210 km W of Scotia, California · 15050 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.07 km NNE of Hyampom, California · 15050 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.123 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15050 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.76 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.329 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.685 km W of Ferndale, California · 15044 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.09km N of Petrolia, CA · 15042 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.715 km W of Weott, California · 15042 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.220 km W of Weott, California · 15040 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.112 km WSW of Weott, California · 15040 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.389 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.112 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 5.063 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15034 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15032 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 3.418 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.281 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.820 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15030 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.77 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15029 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.779 km W of Ferndale, California · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.69 km SW of Alderpoint, California · 15020 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.923 km SW of Scotia, California · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15012 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.146 km W of Ferndale, California · 15009 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.935 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15008 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15006 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.111 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 15004 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.028 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15003 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.644 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15002 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.599 km W of Indianola, California · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.419 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 15000 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.925 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.922 km ESE of Orick, California · 14998 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 14997 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.031 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15057 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15058 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.42 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.585 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.114 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15063 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.726 km N of Willow Creek, California · 15064 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.92 km N of Burnt Ranch, California · 15064 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.510 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15065 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.328 km SW of Scotia, California · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.923 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15071 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.620 km W of Hyampom, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.05 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.2Northern California · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Redcrest, California · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15082 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.116 km WSW of Weott, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.315 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15085 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51175. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.