California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km W of Manton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Manton, California on Sat, Nov 23, 1985, 8:49 PM PST (04:49 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km ESE of Bella Vista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 04:49:38 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.428° N, 122.049° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NNW of Greenville, California · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14915 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14914 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Trinity Center, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14912 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.95 km N of Lakehead, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.74 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, California · 14891 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNE of Old Station, California · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.53 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.61 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14884 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.37 km ESE of Millville, California · 14879 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.50 km NNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.911 km NE of Mountain Gate, California · 14871 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.126 km W of Paskenta, California · 14871 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.214 km W of Chester, California · 14865 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.112 km NE of Bend, California · 14865 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km S of Mount Shasta, California · 14924 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14924 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.934 km NW of Susanville, California · 14927 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14928 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, California · 14930 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14932 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14933 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14936 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14937 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.521 km W of Trinity Center, California · 14941 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14941 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14943 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14944 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61200. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.