California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Flournoy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Flournoy, California on Tue, Sep 2, 1986, 6:00 PM PDT (01:00 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km NE of Potter Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-09-03 01:00:43 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.788° N, 122.387° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14635 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Calpella, California · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.64 km W of Brooktrails, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.26 km E of Yankee Hill, California · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Yankee Hill, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.45 km E of Concow, CA · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.68 km N of Berry Creek, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.526 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.810 km E of Laytonville, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.310 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14629 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNW of Talmage, California · 14629 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.713 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.79 km E of Millville, California · 14627 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.73 km WNW of Nice, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.75 km ESE of Talmage, California · 14626 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.52 km NE of Ukiah, California · 14626 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.18 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14625 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.916 km E of Covelo, California · 14622 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.66 km SE of Shasta Lake, California · 14622 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.52 km W of Bella Vista, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.120 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14616 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.08 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.56 km NE of Talmage, California · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.64 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.44 km WSW of Lakeport, California · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.024 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14610 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.25 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 14610 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.020 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14609 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.615 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.714 km NE of Willits, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.617 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.99 km SSW of Lodoga, California · 14601 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.69 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 3.26 km WSW of Covelo, California · 14601 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.528 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.22 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.218 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.61 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.98 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14591 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.119 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.015 km N of Princeton, California · 14588 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.07 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14584 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.718 km S of Covelo, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.08 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14579 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.03 km WSW of Palermo, California · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km W of Elk Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.839 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14642 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14644 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.70 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.66 km E of Talmage, California · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.19 km SE of Covelo, California · 14647 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSE of Millville, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.812 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.215 km SW of Williams, California · 14661 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.826 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.829 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14667 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.911 km NE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.75 km NNW of Anderson, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.911 km E of Durham, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10086621. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.