California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km E of Bend, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km E of Bend, California on Wed, Jul 6, 1983, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km SE of Paynes Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-06 07:00:33 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.264° N, 122.058° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km N of Princeton, California · 15791 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.120 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 15789 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.8Northern California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.73 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.222 km W of Elk Creek, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.522 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.04 km N of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.30 km W of Hamilton City, California · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.115 km N of Princeton, California · 15779 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.717 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.8Northern California · 15777 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.36 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15775 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.34 km S of Canyondam, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.03 km N of Belden, California · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.713 km SE of Big Bend, California · 15770 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.44 km WSW of Flournoy, California · 15768 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.52 km NW of Storrie, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.114 km WNW of Richvale, California · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.33 km NE of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.715 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15766 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.52 km N of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.325 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15765 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.63 km E of Prattville, California · 15764 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.65 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 15763 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.015 km WSW of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.69 km W of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.93 km WSW of Chester, California · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15752 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.312 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.212 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15751 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.52 km NNW of Belden, California · 15751 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.911 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.612 km N of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.813 km NE of Bend, California · 15750 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.815 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.016 km SE of Ruth, California · 15743 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15742 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.913 km E of Artois, California · 15741 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 15740 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.66 km NE of Nord, California · 15740 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.615 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15739 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.83 km W of Storrie, California · 15735 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km NNW of Cohasset, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.427 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15796 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.814 km N of Princeton, California · 15798 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.927 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15800 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.05 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15801 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.312 km N of Princeton, California · 15805 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.110 km SE of Millville, California · 15812 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15813 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.14 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15816 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.131 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.42 km WNW of Nord, California · 15817 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.714 km E of Willows, California · 15818 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.428 km ESE of Ruth, California · 15818 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.829 km ESE of Ruth, California · 15818 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098157. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.