California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km E of McCloud, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km E of McCloud, California on Tue, Feb 5, 1985, 11:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 25 km S of Nubieber, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-05 19:15:57 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.258° N, 122.112° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km S of Nubieber, California · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.8Northern California · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 15189 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.921 km S of Nubieber, California · 15185 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.514 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15172 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.629 km SSW of Etna, California · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.66 km NE of Trinity Center, California · 15162 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.68 km ESE of Hat Creek, California · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15147 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km E of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.912 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.6Northern California · 15221 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.810 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39931. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.