California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Paskenta, California on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 8:32 AM PDT (15:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NNW of Princeton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-07 15:32:20 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.798° N, 122.680° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SW of Williams, California · 15028 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Covelo, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.14 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.08 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.69 km SW of Alderpoint, California · 15026 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.512 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.713 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.84 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.39 km SE of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.90 km ESE of Redwood Valley, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.08 km NE of Vina, California · 15019 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.022 km WSW of Williams, California · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.52 km NNW of Clearlake, California · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.09 km SSE of Willits, California · 15015 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.76 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15013 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.96km ESE of Millville, CA · 15013 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.99 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 15013 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.93 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15011 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.63 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15011 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.63 km N of Clearlake, California · 15011 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.66 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15010 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.20 km S of Brooktrails, California · 15007 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.520 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.220 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.021 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.420 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.620 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.89 km ESE of Willits, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.922 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.614 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.616 km ENE of Leggett, California · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.69 km WNW of Anderson, California · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.58 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.49 km NNW of Princeton, California · 14997 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, California · 14994 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.920 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14994 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.2Northern California · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.27 km SE of Millville, California · 14992 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.713 km SE of Millville, California · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.512 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.44 km E of Williams, California · 14991 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14991 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.612 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.05 km NE of Williams, California · 14989 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.86 km E of Williams, California · 14989 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.110 km E of Comptche, California · 14988 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.55 km ENE of Williams, California · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.09 km WNW of Arbuckle, California · 14987 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.07 km ESE of Williams, California · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.36 km ENE of Williams, California · 14987 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.85 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14986 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.013 km SW of Durham, California · 14985 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.127 km ESE of Covelo, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, California · 14980 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.19 km ENE of Hopland, California · 14979 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.97 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.312 km NE of Vina, California · 14979 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.514 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.56 km E of Hayfork, California · 15031 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.86 km E of Calpella, California · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.021 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.59 km NE of Vina, California · 15033 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.931 km W of Paskenta, California · 15034 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.50 km SW of Redwood Valley, California · 15034 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.80 km NNE of Redwood Valley, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.60 km WSW of Redwood Valley, California · 15034 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.811 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.70 km SSE of Redwood Valley, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.313 km N of Princeton, California · 15037 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.624 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15037 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.324 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15037 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.125 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15037 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.79 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.325 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15039 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.615 km ENE of Willows, California · 15039 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.825 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15039 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54270. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.