California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km NE of Vina, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Vina, California on Wed, Jun 12, 1985, 4:21 PM PDT (23:21 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km N of Princeton, 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
1985-06-12 23:21:16 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.001° N, 121.966° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Northern California · 15087 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.76 km WSW of Colusa, California · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.85 km E of Redding, California · 15086 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNW of Chester, California · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.76 km E of Williams, California · 15084 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15084 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.86 km NE of Williams, California · 15084 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.56 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.14 km ENE of Williams, California · 15083 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.025 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15081 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.316 km SSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15080 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Williams, California · 15079 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNE of Cohasset, California · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.05 km NNE of Williams, California · 15077 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNW of Sutter, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.210 km NNW of Stonyford, California · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.310 km NNW of Stonyford, California · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 15072 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.58 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of Vina, California · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.812 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.17 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15066 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.76 km NE of Williams, California · 15065 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.37 km SW of Colusa, California · 15065 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.18 km N of Princeton, California · 15063 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.28 km ESE of Willows, California · 15063 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.98 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.87 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.28 km WSW of Hamilton City, California · 15059 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.728 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15058 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.27 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15056 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.78 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15056 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.14 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15055 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.812 km WSW of Durham, California · 15049 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.85 km NNE of Belden, California · 15048 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.28 km ENE of Artois, California · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.34 km NNE of East Quincy, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.0Northern California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.14 km NNE of Belden, California · 15048 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.13 km NNW of Biggs, California · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.615 km ENE of Willows, California · 15043 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.89 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15042 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.79 km NW of Cohasset, California · 15042 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.125 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.324 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15040 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.624 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 3.313 km N of Princeton, California · 15040 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.931 km W of Paskenta, California · 15037 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.59 km NE of Vina, California · 15036 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.514 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15035 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.45 km NNE of Belden, California · 15033 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.93 km SE of Prattville, California · 15033 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.03 km ESE of Prattville, California · 15033 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.015 km SW of Paskenta, California · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.08 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.512 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km N of Millville, California · 15090 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15092 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.910 km N of Arbuckle, California · 15092 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Williams, California · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.38 km E of Williams, California · 15095 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.44 km S of Oroville East, California · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.96 km W of Meridian, California · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.5Northern California · 15100 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.39 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.69 km ESE of Williams, California · 15100 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.810 km NNE of Arbuckle, California · 15100 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.16 km E of Williams, California · 15100 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.510 km ESE of Williams, California · 15100 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15101 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.64 km W of Meridian, California · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50199. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.