California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Weott, California on Fri, Apr 19, 1985, 5:12 AM PST (13:12 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 46 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-19 13:12:32 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.282° N, 124.090° 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 21.9 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.818 km W of Ferndale, California · 15130 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.946 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15130 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.513 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Weott, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.028 km SW of Scotia, California · 15128 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.423 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.813 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.911 km WSW of Weott, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.05 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15123 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 15122 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.119 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15121 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.16 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 15119 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15119 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.115 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 15118 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.115 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15118 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.81 km W of Indianola, California · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.916 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 15117 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.75 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15116 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.344 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15114 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.032 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.25 km WSW of Indianola, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.65 km SSE of Benbow, California · 15111 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.326 km W of Samoa, California · 15111 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.119 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15110 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.917 km W of Junction City, California · 15109 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.95 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 15108 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.84 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.0off the coast of Northern California · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.410 km NNE of Shelter Cove, California · 15106 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.630 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15105 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.911 km W of Indianola, California · 15103 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.913km SSE of Willow Creek, CA · 15100 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.519 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15099 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.08 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.16 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.46 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.610 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.91 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15096 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.14 km SW of Scotia, California · 15092 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.021 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.69 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.7near the coast of Northern California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15088 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.152 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15088 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.012 km SW of Weott, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.315 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15085 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.116 km WSW of Weott, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.014 km WSW of Hayfork, California · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.67 km W of Redcrest, California · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.2Northern California · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.05 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.620 km W of Hyampom, California · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.763 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15132 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.431 km W of Ferndale, California · 15134 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.441 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15135 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Covelo, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.712 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15137 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.442 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15137 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.615 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15138 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.837 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.73 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15139 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.04 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15139 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.311 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15139 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.18 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15140 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.74 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.83 km WSW of Myers Flat, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15143 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Redcrest, California · 15143 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.237 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15143 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.827 km SW of Scotia, California · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15145 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47404. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.