California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NNW of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Big Bend, California on Wed, Dec 2, 1981, 2:19 PM PST (22:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 20 km WSW of Old Station, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-12-02 22:19:29 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.121° N, 122.000° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16372 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.921 km SE of Etna, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of McCloud, California · 16362 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16355 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16351 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16346 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.94 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16321 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16319 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.95 km SSW of Tennant, California · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Northern California · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.713 km SSE of Tennant, California · 16382 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.6Northern California · 16386 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.329 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16399 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069957. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.