California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km WNW of McCloud, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of McCloud, California on Mon, Feb 4, 1985, 4:27 PM PST (00:27 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NW of Old Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-05 00:27:37 UTC
Depth
-1.9 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.264° N, 122.184° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.12 km E of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.225 km S of Nubieber, California · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.8Northern California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 15190 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.921 km S of Nubieber, California · 15186 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.514 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15173 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.629 km SSW of Etna, California · 15169 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Trinity Center, California · 15163 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.68 km ESE of Hat Creek, California · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15148 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15211 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.6Northern California · 15221 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.810 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42321. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.