California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Palermo, California on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 1:58 PM PDT (20:58 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1985-10-14 20:58:11 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.405° N, 121.509° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.03 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.04 km S of Sierraville, California · 14957 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.03 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14957 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.34 km SSE of Nevada City, California · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, California · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.14 km S of Sierraville, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.811 km W of La Porte, California · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.923 km WSW of Williams, California · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14951 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14951 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Arbuckle, California · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.910 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14942 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 14941 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14936 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.65 km W of Robbins, California · 14933 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.614 km WNW of Kingvale, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, California · 14930 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14929 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, California · 14927 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.51 km E of Knights Landing, California · 14927 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14925 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.62 km NNW of Greenville, California · 14920 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.612 km NE of Clearlake, California · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.321 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.620 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.712 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14914 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.55 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14905 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.74 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.820 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14963 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14967 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14967 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.19 km NE of Vina, California · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.52 km ESE of Prattville, California · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.23 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 14980 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14980 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.54 km SSE of Prattville, California · 14980 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.91 km W of Sierraville, California · 14980 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.312 km NE of Vina, California · 14981 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, California · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 14982 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.63 km SE of Prattville, California · 14986 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.013 km SW of Durham, California · 14987 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Williams, California · 14988 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.07 km ESE of Williams, California · 14988 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57042. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.