California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 17 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17 km N of Big Bend, California on Mon, Jun 21, 1982, 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-21 14:29:31 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.182° N, 121.898° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.0 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16162 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16142 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16142 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16140 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16127 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16126 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16125 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16124 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.1Northern California · 16124 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16123 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16123 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16120 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16119 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.815 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.615 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.016 km W of Macdoel, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.913 km E of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.012 km E of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.018 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.318 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.119 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.216 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 4.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.67 km N of McArthur, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.53 km NE of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.03 km NE of McCloud, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075552. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.