California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Bend, California on Fri, Sep 9, 1983, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-09 21:48:00 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.300° N, 122.082° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km NNW of Nord, California · 15722 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.610 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15722 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.720 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15721 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15720 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.012 km ENE of Bend, California · 15720 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 15720 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.212 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 15717 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 15717 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.85 km W of Trinity Center, California · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.321 km W of Paskenta, California · 15712 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.18 km SE of Manton, California · 15710 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 15710 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15710 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.47 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15708 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.07 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15707 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.81 km NNE of Palo Cedro, California · 15705 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.41 km ENE of Palo Cedro, California · 15704 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.01 km W of Millville, California · 15704 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.316 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15704 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.515 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15704 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.01 km NW of Chester, California · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15702 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15702 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.0Northern California · 15702 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15701 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.812 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.814 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.411 km S of Paynes Creek, California · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.620 km SW of Old Station, California · 15701 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.615 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15701 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.813 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.10 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15700 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.418 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.617 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.819 km E of Shingletown, California · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.118 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.519 km E of Shingletown, California · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.61 km S of Chester, California · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.213 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.012 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15696 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.88 km S of Hat Creek, California · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.20 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15693 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.38 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15692 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.618 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.112 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15690 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.521 km N of Mineral, California · 15689 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.019 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.68 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.98 km NNW of Chester, California · 15688 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.515 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15686 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.311 km NE of Vina, California · 15730 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.24 km NE of Hat Creek, California · 15730 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Storrie, California · 15735 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.615 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15739 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of Nord, California · 15740 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Belden, California · 15740 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.913 km E of Artois, California · 15741 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15742 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.016 km SE of Ruth, California · 15743 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.815 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.813 km NE of Bend, California · 15750 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.911 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15750 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.52 km NNW of Belden, California · 15751 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.212 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15751 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.312 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15752 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1102321. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.