California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 31 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Sat, May 4, 1985, 9:27 PM PDT (04:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSW of Colusa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-05 04:27:30 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.769° N, 122.877° 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, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.65
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15115 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSE of Benbow, California · 15111 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.15 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.619 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.94 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15106 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Red Bluff, California · 15106 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15106 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.617 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.820 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.14 km ENE of Hopland, California · 15103 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.612 km WSW of Williams, CA · 15103 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.66 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.56 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.37 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.57 km E of Williams, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.16 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.46 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.614 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.913 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.47 km SW of Colusa, California · 15095 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.38 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15095 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.08 km N of Cloverdale, California · 15092 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.612 km ENE of Upper Lake, California · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.71 km NNE of Talmage, California · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.16 km E of Williams, California · 15089 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.86 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.67 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.77 km NE of Clearlake, California · 15088 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15087 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.65 km W of Lower Lake, California · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.86 km W of Lower Lake, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.65km WNW of Lakeport, CA · 15086 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.210 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.010 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.722 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15085 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.38 km E of Williams, California · 15084 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.014 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15084 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.79 km NW of Cobb, California · 15083 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15081 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.89 km WSW of Ukiah, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15077 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.310 km NE of Vina, California · 15077 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.2Northern California · 15076 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.76 km WSW of Colusa, California · 15076 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.68 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15075 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.99 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15075 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.76 km E of Williams, California · 15073 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.86 km NE of Williams, California · 15073 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.14 km ENE of Williams, California · 15072 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.19 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.025 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15070 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.316 km SSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.53 km ENE of Williams, California · 15068 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15117 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.16 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 15118 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.321 km WSW of Williams, California · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.85 km ESE of Willits, California · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.76 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.813 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.513 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Hopland, California · 15129 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.322 km WSW of Williams, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15130 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.014 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.221 km WSW of Williams, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.17 km NNW of Richvale, California · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15134 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.913 km NE of Proberta, California · 15134 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.918 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15135 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47787. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.