California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km E of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km E of Bend, California on Mon, Jul 20, 1981, 2:09 AM PDT (09:09 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km ENE of Prattville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-20 09:09:54 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.248° N, 122.048° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, California · 16501 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.8Northern California · 16501 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, California · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, California · 16498 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16496 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.322 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Durham, California · 16489 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.01 km ENE of Chester, California · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.02 km ESE of Chester, California · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.6Northern California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.9Northern California · 16484 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.97 km ESE of Los Molinos, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16481 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.30 km NW of Chester, California · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, California · 16474 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.712 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16473 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.619 km N of Chester, California · 16473 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.51 km E of Oroville, California · 16471 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.9Northern California · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.711 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16462 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.76 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16453 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.52 km ESE of Prattville, California · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.02 km ENE of Prattville, California · 16449 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.81 km ENE of Lake Almanor West, California · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.66 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16444 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.86 km NNW of Thermalito, California · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.3Northern California · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.611 km NE of Nord, California · 16505 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16505 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.122 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16510 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16513 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16513 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.916 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.012 km WNW of Burney, California · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.15 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.2Northern California · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.87 km E of Manton, California · 16524 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.818 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16525 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.12 km NNW of Belden, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065757. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.