California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Bend, California on Wed, Jan 12, 1983, 8:35 AM PST (16:35 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km SE of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-01-12 16:35:14 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.281° N, 122.068° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15965 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.115 km NW of Big Bend, California · 15959 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15956 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.210 km NNW of Burney, California · 15953 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.91 km WNW of Princeton, California · 15950 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.0Northern California · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.54 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSE of Twain, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.91 km SSW of Twain, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.01 km N of Keddie, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15930 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.018 km SW of Old Station, California · 15929 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.83 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15925 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.90 km ENE of Chester, California · 15924 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.53 km WNW of Redding, California · 15923 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.35 km W of Greenville, California · 15923 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.513 km NW of Chester, California · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.727 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.27 km N of Cassel, California · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.86 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.27 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15976 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15978 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15979 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15983 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15983 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15984 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15986 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15988 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15989 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.311 km NW of Burney, California · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15992 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1085410. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.