California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km N of Big Bend, California on Mon, Apr 5, 1982, 10:47 PM PST (06:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-06 06:47:37 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.184° N, 121.917° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16233 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16232 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16232 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16228 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16222 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.816 km NNE of Lookout, California · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16203 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16183 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16242 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16249 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16251 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16254 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.7Northern California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073521. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.