California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Bend, California on Thu, May 6, 1982, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-06 22:23:47 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.314° N, 122.081° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16207 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16202 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16202 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16183 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16180 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16168 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.216 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.119 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.318 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.018 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16163 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16162 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16160 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16212 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16222 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16222 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16225 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16227 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16228 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074207. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.