California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km NE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Bend, California on Sat, Nov 27, 1982, 11:19 AM PST (19:19 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km SE of Dunsmuir, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-27 19:19:22 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.333° N, 122.100° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.030 km E of Covelo, California · 16000 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.131 km E of Covelo, California · 16000 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.9Northern California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.228 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.311 km NW of Burney, California · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15980 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15979 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15970 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15969 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15969 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.27 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15967 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.86 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.27 km N of Cassel, California · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.12 km E of Dunsmuir, California · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.94 km ESE of Dunsmuir, California · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.82 km NE of Dunsmuir, California · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.727 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15962 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.513 km NW of Chester, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.712 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15956 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.115 km NW of Big Bend, California · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15947 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16018 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.924 km E of Hat Creek, California · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16024 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16026 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082399. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.