California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km NW of Ruth, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Ruth, California on Thu, Mar 14, 1985, 4:26 PM PST (00:26 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-15 00:26:32 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.343° N, 123.410° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.312 km W of Indianola, California · 15170 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Trinity Center, California · 15169 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.827 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.932 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15167 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Laytonville, California · 15167 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.924 km W of Paskenta, California · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.15 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.49 km S of Ferndale, California · 15166 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15165 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 15163 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15163 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.621 km S of Ruth, California · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.322 km S of Ruth, California · 15161 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.48 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 15160 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.815 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15159 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.031 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15158 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.843 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15157 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.72 km ESE of Garberville, California · 15156 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.96 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.98 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15155 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.59 km S of Ferndale, California · 15155 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 15154 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.09 km S of Ferndale, California · 15154 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.01 km ESE of Anderson, California · 15154 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.323 km SW of Scotia, California · 15154 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.715 km S of Scotia, California · 15151 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.114 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15150 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.827 km SW of Scotia, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.65 km SSW of Redcrest, California · 15149 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.314 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15149 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.83 km WSW of Myers Flat, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.74 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15147 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.18 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.311 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15145 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.04 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15145 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.73 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15145 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.837 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15144 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.615 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15144 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.712 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15143 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.07 km NE of Covelo, California · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15140 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.314 km WSW of Weott, California · 15138 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.710 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15137 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.818 km W of Ferndale, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.513 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.78 km SW of Weott, California · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.028 km SW of Scotia, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.423 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.813 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.76 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.911 km WSW of Weott, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 3.05 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15129 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 15128 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.119 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15127 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.16 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 15125 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15125 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.115 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 15124 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.115 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15124 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 3.226 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 15174 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.514 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15179 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.79 km W of Cottonwood, California · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.63 km ESE of Scotia, California · 15184 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.79 km NE of Covelo, California · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.028 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15191 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15192 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, California · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, California · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.514 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15193 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.529 km SW of Scotia, California · 15194 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.64 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of Laytonville, California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.213 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15196 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.07 km WSW of Samoa, California · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44067. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.