California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km SE of McCloud, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km SE of McCloud, California on Wed, Oct 2, 1985, 5:13 PM PDT (00:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km NE of Redding, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-03 00:13:52 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.155° N, 122.011° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km NE of Redding, California · 14963 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.612 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14942 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14936 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14935 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.521 km W of Trinity Center, California · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.85 km S of Mount Shasta, California · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14913 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.813 km N of French Gulch, California · 14967 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSE of Trinity Center, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.713 km SE of Millville, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.27 km SE of Millville, California · 14985 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Tennant, California · 14986 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.214 km SW of Trinity Center, California · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.19 km ESE of Carrick, California · 14987 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, California · 14987 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.721 km SW of Edgewood, California · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.74 km SE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14989 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.69 km WNW of Anderson, California · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.816 km ESE of Grenada, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56184. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.