California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km W of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km W of Paskenta, California on Thu, Nov 7, 1985, 5:00 AM PST (13:00 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km NNW of Alderpoint, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-07 13:00:13 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.897° N, 122.846° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km W of Upper Lake, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.91 km SW of Lakeport, California · 14936 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14932 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.88 km E of Leggett, California · 14932 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14931 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14930 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.513 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.78 km N of Laytonville, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, California · 14928 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14927 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, California · 14926 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14924 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14923 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSE of Willits, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14920 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14920 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14920 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14920 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14920 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14919 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14919 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14919 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14919 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.026 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.712 km WSW of Willits, California · 14917 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.96 km E of Calpella, California · 14917 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14913 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.88 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14910 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14908 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.32 km S of Lakeport, California · 14903 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 14898 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.916 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, California · 14890 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.910 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14887 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.10 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14882 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.010 km NNE of Princeton, California · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.37 km ESE of Millville, California · 14878 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.010 km NNE of Hopland, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.81 km N of Calpella, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, California · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14940 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14941 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.418 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14945 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.610 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14946 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.718 km NNE of Nice, California · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14949 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14949 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.611 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14957 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.310 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14960 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14961 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.97 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59575. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.