California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km ESE of Bend, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Bend, California on Tue, Aug 24, 1982, 11:36 PM PDT (06:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NNE of Elk Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-25 06:36:34 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.236° N, 122.092° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km W of Old Station, California · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.212 km NE of Millville, California · 16102 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.24 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.86 km NE of Bella Vista, California · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.89 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16099 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.013 km W of Old Station, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16097 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.410 km WSW of Douglas City, California · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16095 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16094 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.98 km W of Old Station, California · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16092 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16092 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.721 km N of Mineral, California · 16092 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16091 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16091 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.60 km ENE of Chico, California · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.715 km SW of Old Station, California · 16089 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.59 km W of Old Station, California · 16088 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.53 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 3.120 km ENE of Ruth, California · 16086 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16086 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16085 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.0Northern California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.64 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16081 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.22 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16078 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16078 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16075 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16075 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.24 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16074 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16073 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16067 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16063 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16059 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16058 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16058 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.910 km S of Douglas City, California · 16054 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16053 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16053 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16052 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.37 km NW of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Lakehead, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.79 km W of Old Station, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.85 km W of Old Station, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16110 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.38 km NE of Berry Creek, California · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16112 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.82 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16113 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.99 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078036. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.