California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Phillipsville, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Phillipsville, California on Mon, Nov 11, 1985, 4:24 PM PST (00:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km E of Leggett, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-12 00:24:55 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.261° N, 123.732° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km E of Leggett, California · 14925 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.646 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.537 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14924 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.610 km W of Ferndale, California · 14923 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14923 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.513 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Laytonville, California · 14923 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.113 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.514 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.819 km WSW of Scotia, CA · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14919 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.235 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.321 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14917 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.055 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14916 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.78 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14914 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.613 km SW of Mad River, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.710 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.210 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14914 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.49 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.810 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14913 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 14912 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.118 km ENE of Weott, California · 14912 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.523 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 14909 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14909 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.73 km SSW of Loleta, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.29 km N of Mad River, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 4.245 km W of Ferndale, California · 14902 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.821 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14901 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.46 km W of Loleta, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.16 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14897 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.527km E of Willow Creek, CA · 14896 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.232 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14895 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.721 km NW of Mad River, California · 14893 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.79 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 3.023 km SW of Scotia, California · 14891 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 14891 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.337 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14891 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.110 km W of Indianola, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.63 km NE of Fortuna, California · 14890 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.09 km W of Bayview, California · 14890 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.85 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.84 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.64 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.97 km W of Loleta, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.631 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14888 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.422 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14888 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.037 km W of Ferndale, California · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 3.652 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14885 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.29 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.52 km NNE of Humboldt Hill, California · 14928 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.734 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14930 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.18 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 14934 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.719 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14936 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.917 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 14937 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.98 km WNW of McKinleyville, California · 14938 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14938 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.610 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 14941 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.622 km WNW of Indianola, California · 14942 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.312 km SW of Scotia, California · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.625 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 14948 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14950 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60508. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.