California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km WNW of Cleone, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Cleone, California on Mon, Sep 29, 1986, 12:57 PM PDT (19:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 40 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-29 19:57:01 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.616° N, 124.163° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14603 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.25 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 14601 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.039 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14599 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.148 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14598 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.813 km S of Comptche, California · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.715 km SW of Scotia, California · 14595 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.914 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.714 km NE of Willits, California · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.810 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.617 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.69 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.26 km WSW of Covelo, California · 14591 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.580 km W of Fort Bragg, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.96 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.96 km W of Redcrest, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.869 km WSW of Shelter Cove, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.75 km ESE of Fort Bragg, California · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.119 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.63 km NNE of Garberville, California · 14578 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.110 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14578 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.537 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.718 km S of Covelo, California · 14573 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.120 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14571 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.08 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14570 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.110 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14570 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.915 km WSW of Weott, California · 14570 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.134 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14569 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.534 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14569 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.911 km ESE of Leggett, California · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.14 km SSE of Benbow, California · 14566 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.116 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.15 km NE of Laytonville, California · 14564 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.610 km W of Ukiah, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.526 km SW of Scotia, California · 14559 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14556 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14551 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.019 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.414 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14551 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.324 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 3.011 km SW of Scotia, California · 14550 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.113 km S of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.220 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 3.5near the coast of Northern California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 3.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.028 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.227 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.64 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14606 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.722 km WSW of Weott, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.622 km WSW of Weott, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.08 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.510 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14607 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14607 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.55 km S of Boonville, California · 14613 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.916 km E of Covelo, California · 14613 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.323 km SW of Scotia, California · 14615 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.52 km NE of Ukiah, California · 14616 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Cleone, California · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNW of Talmage, California · 14620 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.810 km E of Laytonville, California · 14621 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of Brooktrails, California · 14623 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.226 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14625 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.10 km SSE of Rio Dell, California · 14626 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14632 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1144108. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.