California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSE of Red Bluff, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Red Bluff, California on Fri, Nov 1, 1985, 6:10 AM PST (14:10 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km ENE of Lakehead, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-01 14:10:16 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.133° N, 122.205° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14935 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSW of Prattville, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14933 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14928 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.716 km WSW of Durham, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14923 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.08 km WSW of Paradise, California · 14921 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, California · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14916 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14913 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.026 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14906 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.115 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Willows, California · 14900 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.95 km N of Lakehead, California · 14899 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.113 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14890 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, California · 14883 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.53 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.61 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14876 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14936 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.913 km E of Mineral, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14938 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14942 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.34 km WSW of Chico, California · 14942 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.410 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 14943 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.25 km NNW of Belden, California · 14945 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.59 km NW of Chester, California · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14947 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, California · 14948 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.610 km ENE of Artois, California · 14955 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.03 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59047. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.