California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km W of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km W of Paskenta, California on Mon, Nov 11, 1985, 5:25 AM PST (13:25 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

Covelo forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-11 13:25:55 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.927° N, 122.879° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
5

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. 1.77 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.88 km E of Leggett, California · 14933 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14931 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.513 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14931 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.78 km N of Laytonville, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14928 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.514 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, California · 14927 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14924 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSE of Willits, California · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14922 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14922 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14921 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14921 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14921 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14921 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14920 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14920 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.026 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.712 km WSW of Willits, California · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.96 km E of Calpella, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14915 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.88 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14912 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14909 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.916 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, California · 14891 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.910 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14888 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14888 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.10 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14884 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.010 km NNE of Princeton, California · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.37 km ESE of Millville, California · 14879 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.010 km NNE of Hopland, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.716 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.74 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.71 km E of Calpella, California · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.815 km NE of Miranda, California · 14875 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.94 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14874 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.91 km SW of Lakeport, California · 14937 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.84 km W of Upper Lake, California · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14937 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.714 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.81 km N of Calpella, California · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14941 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14942 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.418 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14946 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.610 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.718 km NNE of Nice, California · 14948 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14950 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14951 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.611 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60504. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.