California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km NE of Redding, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Redding, California on Fri, Oct 4, 1985, 7:49 AM PDT (14:49 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km N of Old Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-04 14:49:33 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.624° N, 122.324° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km N of Old Station, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.814 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.56 km N of Old Station, California · 14955 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.631 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.26 km W of Mineral, California · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.09 km WNW of Chester, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14948 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.59 km NW of Chester, California · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Cassel, California · 14942 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.127 km E of Ruth, California · 14938 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.913 km E of Mineral, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.712 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.61 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 14936 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSE of Red Bluff, California · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.81 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 14935 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.30 km WSW of Tehama, California · 14933 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.521 km W of Trinity Center, California · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.89 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14928 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.828 km W of Paskenta, California · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.910 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.630 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14924 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.77 km ENE of Nord, California · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.726 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.36 km ENE of Nord, California · 14916 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.85 km S of Mount Shasta, California · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.915 km W of Manton, California · 14913 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.334 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.930 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.710 km WNW of Trinity Center, California · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.05 km S of Millville, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.115 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.115 km SE of McCloud, California · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.19 km NE of Vina, California · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.329 km SE of Ruth, California · 14967 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.813 km N of French Gulch, California · 14967 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.312 km NE of Vina, California · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.010 km NW of Cohasset, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.624 km NW of McArthur, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSE of Trinity Center, California · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.619 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.713 km SE of Millville, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.27 km SE of Millville, California · 14985 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.214 km SW of Trinity Center, California · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.19 km ESE of Carrick, California · 14987 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.32 km NE of Anderson, California · 14987 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.721 km SW of Edgewood, California · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.74 km SE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14989 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1131943. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.