California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km N of Big Bend, California on Thu, Jun 24, 1982, 3:29 PM PDT (22:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-24 22:29:02 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.189° N, 121.928° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16137 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16121 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.1Northern California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16115 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16114 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16114 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16114 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16113 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.815 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.615 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 3.016 km W of Macdoel, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.615 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.85 km W of Old Station, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.79 km W of Old Station, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.710 km E of Lakehead, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.37 km NW of Old Station, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16163 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.913 km E of McCloud, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075656. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.