M2.6 earthquake 16 km W of Paskenta, California

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 16, 1985, 4:03 PM PST

UTC

1985-01-17 00:03:43 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.871° N, 122.739° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

14

• Rancho Tehama Reserve, CaliforniaPopulation 1,485. Forecast33 kmWSW
• Red Bluff, CaliforniaPopulation 14,131. Forecast55 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast79 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast760 kmNNW

After

1. 1.6Northern CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 9:18 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.928 km ENE of Covelo, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 2:23 AM PST · 15226 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.98 km ENE of Hopland, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 5:13 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
4. 3.012 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 2:29 AM PST · 15224 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.920 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 9:43 AM PST · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.53 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 3:33 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.75 km W of Calpella, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:56 PM PST · 15219 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 6:49 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.61 km SW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 6:39 AM PST · 15215 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.66 km E of Willits, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 8:33 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.95 km ENE of Clearlake, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 11:01 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.45 km E of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:41 PM PST · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 12:20 AM PST · 15211 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.69 km E of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 7:42 PM PST · 15210 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.015 km S of Laytonville, CaliforniaFri, Feb 8, 4:08 PM PST · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.74 km NNE of Lucerne, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 7:50 AM PST · 15207 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.53 km NNE of Clearlake, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 8:04 AM PST · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.813 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 9:28 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.68 km WSW of Upper Lake, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 7:54 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.122 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 9:39 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.922 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 12:17 PM PST · 15201 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
22. 2.022 km NNE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 12:21 PM PST · 15201 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.63 km ENE of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 8:09 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.326 km S of Ruth, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 12:25 PM PST · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.213 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 4:40 AM PST · 15196 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.65 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 5:56 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.64 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 7:45 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.113 km N of Upper Lake, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 9:17 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 3:39 AM PST · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.79 km NE of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 10:16 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
31. 2.24 km NNE of Clearlake, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 4:03 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.04 km NNE of Clearlake, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 4:06 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.86 km NW of North Lakeport, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 3:16 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
34. 1.76 km NW of North Lakeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 6:12 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 12:11 PM PST · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.79 km W of Cottonwood, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 7:42 PM PST · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.911 km NNE of Comptche, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 12:36 PM PST · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.86 km ENE of Chico, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 5:22 PM PST · 15176 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.010 km SSE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 5:17 AM PST · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.411 km NW of Ruth, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 4:26 PM PST · 15174 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
41. 3.020 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 8:20 AM PST · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.614 km WSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:34 PM PST · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 12:02 PM PST · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.65 km W of Calpella, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 1:25 PM PST · 15234 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.520 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 1:21 PM PST · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.26 km WNW of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 7:49 PM PST · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.95 km W of Covelo, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 4:53 PM PST · 15235 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.81 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 12:52 PM PST · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.29 km ESE of Hyampom, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 1:28 AM PST · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 2:07 PM PST · 15239 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.810 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 9:04 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
11. 3.012 km W of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 8:22 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.84 km NNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 7:57 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.629 km NE of Covelo, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 3:05 AM PST · 15241 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 8:36 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.220 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 4:49 PM PST · 15243 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.615 km E of Cottonwood, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 12:09 PM PST · 15243 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.67 km SE of Hamilton City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 2:08 AM PST · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.016 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 8:29 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.312 km NE of Proberta, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 8:51 AM PST · 15244 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.510 km SSE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 6:23 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37679. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.