California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km ENE of Orick, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Orick, California on Sun, Dec 8, 1985, 5:13 PM PST (01:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km NW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-09 01:13:06 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.322° N, 123.981° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.527km E of Willow Creek, CA · 14896 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, California · 14893 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.79 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.110 km W of Indianola, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.63 km NE of Fortuna, California · 14890 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Bayview, California · 14890 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.85 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.84 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.97 km W of Loleta, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.212 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 14885 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.14 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14884 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.17 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14883 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.121 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14881 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14880 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.610 km W of Indianola, California · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.19 km NW of Ferndale, California · 14872 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.015 km SE of Orick, California · 14867 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.918 km WNW of Junction City, California · 14866 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.15 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.645 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14865 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14864 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.07 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14863 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.910 km NE of Redcrest, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.013 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14858 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.825 km WSW of Happy Camp, California · 14854 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.910 km E of Hydesville, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.98 km NNW of Redcrest, California · 14843 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.24 km ESE of Indianola, California · 14842 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.433 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 14900 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.821 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.523 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 14909 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.321 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.113 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Ferndale, California · 14923 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.29 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62722. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.