California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km W of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km W of Paskenta, California on Fri, Mar 22, 1985, 8:06 AM PST (16:06 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 20 km WSW of Williams, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-03-22 16:06:28 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.925° N, 122.822° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.912 km NW of Upper Lake, California · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.621 km S of Ruth, California · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.322 km S of Ruth, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.919 km WSW of Williams, California · 15165 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.2Northern California · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.420 km WSW of Williams, California · 15163 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.818 km W of Williams, California · 15163 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.72 km ESE of Garberville, California · 15161 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.220 km WSW of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.719 km WSW of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.420 km WSW of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.617 km W of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.96 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.220 km WSW of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.520 km WSW of Williams, California · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.417 km WSW of Williams, California · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15159 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.219 km WSW of Williams, California · 15158 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.120 km WSW of Williams, California · 15158 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.27 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15157 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.09 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.114 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15155 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.820 km WSW of Williams, California · 15155 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.516 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.83 km WSW of Myers Flat, California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.74 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.111 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.311 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15150 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.614 km NE of Proberta, California · 15150 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.615 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.07 km NE of Covelo, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.810 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.918 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15147 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15147 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.913 km NE of Proberta, California · 15146 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15146 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15146 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.17 km NNW of Richvale, California · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.221 km WSW of Williams, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.014 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.710 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15142 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.322 km WSW of Williams, California · 15142 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.513 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.813 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.76 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.85 km ESE of Willits, California · 15131 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.321 km WSW of Williams, California · 15131 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.16 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 15130 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.231 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15128 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.65 km SSE of Benbow, California · 15123 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.917 km W of Junction City, California · 15120 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.15 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.619 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.94 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.819 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, California · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.020 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.411 km NW of Ruth, California · 15179 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.010 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15180 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Chico, California · 15181 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.911 km NNE of Comptche, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.79 km W of Cottonwood, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.79 km NE of Covelo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.113 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15201 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45214. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.