California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SE of Millville, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Millville, California on Fri, Sep 13, 1985, 7:49 AM PDT (14:49 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km WSW of Tehama, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-09-13 14:49:32 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.461° N, 122.061° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14992 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSE of Trinity Center, California · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.013 km SW of Durham, California · 14987 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14987 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.71 km SE of Chester, California · 14987 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, California · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.312 km NE of Vina, California · 14981 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.54 km SSE of Prattville, California · 14981 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14981 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 14980 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.23 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.54 km NNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14977 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14977 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.12 km ESE of Hamilton Branch, California · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.813 km N of French Gulch, California · 14976 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.329 km SE of Ruth, California · 14975 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.52 km ESE of Prattville, California · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.19 km NE of Vina, California · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.115 km SE of McCloud, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.27 km NE of Redding, California · 14972 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14967 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14967 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14964 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14964 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14963 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14962 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, California · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14956 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14956 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.59 km NW of Chester, California · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, California · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14952 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14951 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14951 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14947 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.913 km E of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14947 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14945 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14944 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14942 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.521 km W of Trinity Center, California · 14942 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14938 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14937 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14934 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km SE of Millville, California · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.03 km N of Hamilton Branch, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.214 km SW of Trinity Center, California · 14995 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, California · 14996 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.74 km SE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14998 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.69 km WNW of Anderson, California · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.813 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15003 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of Belden, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.83 km NW of Greenville, California · 15007 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.84 km E of Canyondam, California · 15011 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of Belden, California · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNE of Belden, California · 15012 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNE of Belden, California · 15012 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.24 km N of Belden, California · 15012 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55833. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.