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M2.9 earthquake 13 km NE of Proberta, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Proberta, California on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 1:41 AM PST (09:41 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-16 09:41:46 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.177° N, 122.080° 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, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15135 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNW of Richvale, California · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15118 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.231 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.31 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.412 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15109 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Red Bluff, California · 15107 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.613 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15106 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.811 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.00 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15100 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.78 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.013 km NNW of Belden, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15091 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15087 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.44 km S of Oroville East, California · 15086 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15082 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.56 km N of Millville, California · 15079 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.310 km NE of Vina, California · 15077 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.85 km E of Redding, California · 15076 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.614 km NNW of Chester, California · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.810 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of Proberta, California · 15139 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.111 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15140 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.80 km NNW of Prattville, California · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.516 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15141 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.27 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15146 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15148 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.04 km ENE of Tobin, California · 15149 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15149 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.914 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.313 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15151 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.2Northern California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.513 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.811 km WNW of Chester, California · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.924 km W of Paskenta, California · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.68 km ESE of Hat Creek, California · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46183 (also filed as usp0002dv6). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.