California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km NE of Bend, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Bend, California on Wed, Aug 17, 1983, 2:11 PM PDT (21:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km SE of Ruth, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-08-17 21:11:10 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.349° N, 122.112° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NE of Dunsmuir, California · 15747 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.016 km SE of Ruth, California · 15743 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15742 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.913 km E of Artois, California · 15741 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 15740 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.66 km NE of Nord, California · 15740 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.615 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15739 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.83 km W of Storrie, California · 15735 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.24 km NE of Hat Creek, California · 15730 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.311 km NE of Vina, California · 15730 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.411 km ENE of Bend, California · 15727 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.91 km NNW of Nord, California · 15722 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.610 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15722 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.720 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15721 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15720 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.012 km ENE of Bend, California · 15720 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 15720 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.911 km WSW of Dunsmuir, California · 15720 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.012 km WSW of Dunsmuir, California · 15720 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.212 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 15717 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 15717 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.85 km W of Trinity Center, California · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.321 km W of Paskenta, California · 15712 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.18 km SE of Manton, California · 15710 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 15710 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.47 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15707 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.07 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15707 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.81 km NNE of Palo Cedro, California · 15705 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.89 km ESE of McCloud, California · 15704 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.41 km ENE of Palo Cedro, California · 15704 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.01 km W of Millville, California · 15704 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.316 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15704 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.515 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.01 km NW of Chester, California · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15702 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15702 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.0Northern California · 15701 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15701 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.812 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.814 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.411 km S of Paynes Creek, California · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.620 km SW of Old Station, California · 15701 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.615 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15700 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.813 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.10 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15700 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.418 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.617 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.612 km N of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.911 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.52 km NNW of Belden, California · 15751 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.212 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15751 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.312 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15752 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Chester, California · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.69 km W of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.015 km WSW of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 15763 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.63 km E of Prattville, California · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.325 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15765 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.52 km N of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.715 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15766 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.33 km NE of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.114 km WNW of Richvale, California · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.52 km NW of Storrie, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.44 km WSW of Flournoy, California · 15768 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100595. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.