California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km E of Redding, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Redding, California on Fri, Jun 14, 1985, 12:53 AM PDT (07:53 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 25 km WNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-14 07:53:25 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.582° N, 122.332° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNW of Chester, California · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.56 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.025 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15070 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.316 km SSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.66 km NNE of Cohasset, California · 15067 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Old Station, California · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.6Northern California · 15061 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.613 km NE of Vina, California · 15060 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.812 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15057 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.811 km W of Trinity Center, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.318 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15052 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.87 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15050 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.28 km WSW of Hamilton City, California · 15049 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNE of Hyampom, California · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.78 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15045 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.0Northern California · 15037 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15032 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.325 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15032 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.89 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.79 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15032 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.931 km W of Paskenta, California · 15027 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.59 km NE of Vina, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.56 km E of Hayfork, California · 15025 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.514 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.725 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15022 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.015 km SW of Paskenta, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.611 km WNW of Burney, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.512 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.18km NNW of French Gulch, CA · 15016 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.39 km SE of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.310 km NE of Vina, California · 15077 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.56 km N of Millville, California · 15079 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15081 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15087 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.64 km ENE of Dunsmuir, California · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.510 km W of Dunsmuir, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNW of Belden, California · 15093 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.78 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.00 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.811 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50206. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.