California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Bend, California on Wed, Oct 5, 1983, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-05 21:50:15 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.314° N, 122.079° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.620 km SW of Old Station, California · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.615 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15698 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.813 km WSW of Chester, California · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.10 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15698 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.418 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.617 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.819 km E of Shingletown, California · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.118 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.519 km E of Shingletown, California · 15695 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.61 km S of Chester, California · 15695 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.213 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15694 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.012 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15694 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.88 km S of Hat Creek, California · 15692 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.20 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15691 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.38 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15690 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.618 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.112 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.521 km N of Mineral, California · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.019 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15687 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.68 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15686 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.98 km NNW of Chester, California · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.515 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15684 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.613 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.73 km N of Tobin, California · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.19 km NW of Twain, California · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.720 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.02 km N of Tobin, California · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.54 km NW of Tobin, California · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.98 km WNW of Twain, California · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.717 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.619 km NE of Mineral, California · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.917 km NE of Mineral, California · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.224 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15676 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.725 km E of Old Station, California · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.724 km E of Old Station, California · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.122 km E of Old Station, California · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.411 km NE of Bend, California · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.510 km SSE of Dunsmuir, California · 15671 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15666 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.722 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15665 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.68 km NNW of Westwood, California · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.59 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15660 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15659 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 15659 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.26 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 3.417 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15648 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15648 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15648 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.817 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15647 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15647 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15646 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.915 km SE of McCloud, California · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.114 km SE of McCloud, California · 15645 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.317 km SE of Hayfork, California · 15644 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.411 km S of Paynes Creek, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.814 km WSW of Chester, California · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of Chester, California · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.0Northern California · 15699 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.01 km NW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.515 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.316 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15702 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.01 km W of Millville, California · 15702 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.41 km ENE of Palo Cedro, California · 15702 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.81 km NNE of Palo Cedro, California · 15703 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.07 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15705 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.47 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15705 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.18 km SE of Manton, California · 15708 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.321 km W of Paskenta, California · 15710 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1104401. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.