California earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 17 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 17 km N of Big Bend, California on Sun, Jun 20, 1982, 11:43 PM PDT (06:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1982-06-21 06:43:38 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.181° N, 121.933° 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, 9.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.119 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.318 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.018 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.012 km E of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.913 km E of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16163 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16121 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.1Northern California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.67 km N of McArthur, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.53 km NE of McCloud, California · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.03 km NE of McCloud, California · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.23 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.94 km E of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.33 km NE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.14 km E of McCloud, California · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.57 km N of Carrick, California · 16177 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.36 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16182 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075525 (also filed as usp0001n1y). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.