M2.3 earthquake 34 km NW of Paskenta, California

Magnitude

2.3 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 1:35 AM PST

UTC

1985-11-27 09:35:04 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.087° N, 122.853° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

189°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Rancho Tehama Reserve, CaliforniaPopulation 1,485. Forecast39 kmWNW
• Red Bluff, CaliforniaPopulation 14,131. Forecast53 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast95 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast786 kmNNW

After

1. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 9:13 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.88 km N of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 3:13 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 3.05 km S of Millville, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 9:47 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.115 km NNW of Shingletown, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 10:38 PM PST · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.29 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 1:03 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.22 km E of Benbow, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 5:53 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.614 km E of Willows, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 10:33 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.527km E of Willow Creek, CATue, Dec 10, 9:45 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 5:46 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.67 km E of Willits, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 11:27 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.916 km NE of Lucerne, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 1:53 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Dec 18, 10:10 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaMon, Dec 23, 4:21 PM PST · 14891 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 1:15 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.910 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaThu, Dec 26, 2:22 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.816 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Dec 26, 1:00 PM PST · 14888 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.10 km SE of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 30, 8:46 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
18. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, CaliforniaMon, Dec 30, 10:19 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.37 km ESE of Millville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 4, 6:28 PM PST · 14879 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.716 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaTue, Jan 7, 6:54 PM PST · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 12:43 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 3:34 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.74 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 5:44 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.71 km E of Calpella, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 10:56 AM PST · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.815 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 4:54 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.918 km WNW of Junction City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 1:39 AM PST · 14875 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.94 km NW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 12:04 AM PST · 14874 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.911 km NE of Mountain Gate, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 8:48 AM PST · 14871 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.126 km W of Paskenta, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 2:02 PM PST · 14871 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 12:03 AM PST · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.910 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 10:32 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.72 km NW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 14, 12:15 PM PST · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
33. 1.82 km WNW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 14, 12:40 PM PST · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.612 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 3:18 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 2.74 km WNW of Redway, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 3:51 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.217 km WSW of Leggett, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 4:12 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.620 km N of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 10:08 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
38. 2.112 km NE of Bend, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 12:03 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.916 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaSun, Jan 19, 1:34 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.19 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 1:06 AM PST · 14861 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
41. 2.02 km NW of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 8:03 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.86 km ESE of Bella Vista, CaliforniaSat, Jan 25, 10:13 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 1.96 km E of Calpella, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 2:53 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.712 km WSW of Willits, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 10:18 AM PST · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.026 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 10:08 PM PST · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 6:26 PM PST · 14920 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 6:25 PM PST · 14920 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 11:17 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 9:30 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.915 km W of Manton, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 8:49 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 12:47 AM PST · 14922 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:47 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:44 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:27 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.59 km SSE of Willits, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 3:21 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, CaliforniaWed, Nov 20, 10:01 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 11:46 AM PST · 14925 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 6:48 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.514 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 4:03 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, CaliforniaSat, Nov 16, 10:24 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaFri, Nov 15, 5:43 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.78 km N of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 13, 6:29 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61208. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.