California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km N of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Big Bend, California on Sat, Jun 26, 1982, 7:35 AM PDT (14:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SSW of Cassel, California. This one was a foreshock.

McCloud forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-26 14:35:13 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.190° N, 121.916° 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, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
9

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16162 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16142 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16142 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16140 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16140 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16127 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16126 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16124 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.1Northern California · 16124 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16123 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16123 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16120 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16119 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.815 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.615 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.016 km W of Macdoel, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.615 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.85 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.79 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.710 km E of Lakehead, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.37 km NW of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075705. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.