California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Bend, California on Thu, Jul 15, 1982, 1:27 AM PDT (08:27 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-15 08:27:52 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.289° N, 122.153° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.514 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.115 km W of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.714 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16137 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.42 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.68 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.216 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.414 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.419 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.124 km E of Covelo, California · 16129 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16129 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.47 km NW of Junction City, California · 16125 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.220 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.014 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.1Northern California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.55 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.637 km ESE of Ruth, California · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16115 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16114 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16114 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16114 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16114 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.720 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.79 km SW of Prattville, California · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.99 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.82 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16108 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.38 km NE of Berry Creek, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.85 km W of Old Station, California · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.79 km W of Old Station, California · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.710 km E of Lakehead, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.37 km NW of Old Station, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.810 km ESE of Bend, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.110 km W of Old Station, California · 16099 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.212 km NE of Millville, California · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.24 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16097 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.86 km NE of Bella Vista, California · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.89 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 16097 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Paskenta, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.48 km SW of Willows, California · 16145 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16151 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16152 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16162 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16164 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16168 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076253. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.