California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km SE of Bend, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Bend, California on Thu, Mar 17, 1983, 9:50 PM PST (05:50 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km W of Manton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-03-18 05:50:19 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.196° N, 122.120° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15901 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.84 km S of Chester, California · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.37 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 15901 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.59 km SSW of Paradise, California · 15899 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.114 km E of Bella Vista, California · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.610 km ENE of Ruth, California · 15897 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.011 km NE of Ruth, California · 15897 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.2Northern California · 15897 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.715 km WSW of Chester, California · 15897 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.27 km NNE of Belden, California · 15892 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.126 km W of Paskenta, California · 15886 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.70 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15884 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Lakehead, California · 15884 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.910 km N of Princeton, California · 15884 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15883 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.85 km WSW of Butte Meadows, California · 15883 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.813 km SSW of Mineral, California · 15881 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Mineral, California · 15880 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.13 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15880 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.716 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15879 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.34 km WNW of Nord, California · 15879 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.93 km NNE of Willows, California · 15876 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Princeton, California · 15870 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.96 km ESE of Redding, California · 15868 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.713 km N of Burney, California · 15868 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.610 km W of Manton, California · 15866 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.79 km NW of Hamilton City, California · 15864 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.05 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.93 km NW of Lakehead, California · 15860 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.032 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15858 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15845 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km ESE of Chester, California · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.35 km W of Greenville, California · 15921 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.53 km WNW of Redding, California · 15922 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.90 km ENE of Chester, California · 15922 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.83 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15924 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.018 km SW of Old Station, California · 15927 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15929 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.36 km S of Oroville East, California · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089289. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.