California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km N of Big Bend, California on Mon, Apr 12, 1982, 8:35 PM PST (04:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-13 04:35:34 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.167° N, 121.927° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16240 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16239 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16236 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16236 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16232 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16231 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16230 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.816 km NNE of Lookout, California · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16221 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16196 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16190 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.36 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.57 km N of Carrick, California · 16185 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16184 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16183 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16243 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16248 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073689. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.