California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 18 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18 km N of Big Bend, California on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 3:29 PM PDT (22:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 17 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
1982-06-16 22:29:39 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.187° N, 121.909° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NE of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.94 km E of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.23 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.03 km NE of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.53 km NE of McCloud, California · 16173 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.67 km N of McArthur, California · 16173 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.216 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.119 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.318 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.018 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16171 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.012 km E of McCloud, California · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.913 km E of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16162 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16156 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16143 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16142 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16141 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16127 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.14 km E of McCloud, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.57 km N of Carrick, California · 16183 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.36 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16184 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075402. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.