California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km NNW of Truckee, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Truckee, California on Fri, Jan 25, 1985, 3:32 AM PST (11:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km WSW of La Porte, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-01-25 11:32:24 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.436° N, 120.275° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km ENE of Markleeville, California · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Loma Rica, California · 15216 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15205 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.53 km N of Plumas Eureka, California · 15188 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.53 km S of Graeagle, California · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.21 km NNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.69 km N of Truckee, California · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.32 km WNW of La Porte, California · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.98 km W of La Porte, California · 15181 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.58 km WSW of La Porte, California · 15181 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.79 km N of Truckee, California · 15178 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.68 km N of Truckee, California · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.65 km W of La Porte, California · 15178 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.97 km W of La Porte, California · 15177 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of La Porte, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.01 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Crescent Mills, California · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km SSW of Kirkwood, California · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Sierraville, California · 15240 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.00 km SSW of Twain, California · 15243 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Cromberg, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15247 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNW of Alta Sierra, California · 15249 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.18 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Verdi, California · 15252 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38754. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.