M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Bend, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Sep 9, 1984, 12:51 AM PDT

UTC

1984-09-09 07:51:41 UTC

Depth

15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.317° N, 122.097° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

187°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Bend, CaliforniaPopulation 619. Forecast12 kmNE
• Red Bluff, CaliforniaPopulation 14,131. Forecast19 kmNE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast69 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast776 kmNNW

After

1. 2.013 km ENE of Bend, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 7:01 AM PDT · 15363 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.812 km NE of Bend, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 9:48 AM PDT · 15363 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.013 km NE of Bend, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 12:32 PM PDT · 15363 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.09 km SW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaWed, Sep 12, 10:51 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaWed, Sep 12, 11:05 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaWed, Sep 12, 11:34 PM PDT · 15360 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.910 km SW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaThu, Sep 13, 12:14 AM PDT · 15360 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.78 km WSW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaThu, Sep 13, 7:19 AM PDT · 15359 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.49 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaThu, Sep 13, 2:35 PM PDT · 15359 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.41 km N of Belden, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 7:20 AM PDT · 15357 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.71 km NW of Belden, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 7:28 AM PDT · 15357 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.29 km E of Vina, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 3:57 PM PDT · 15357 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.86 km SW of Lakehead, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 8:53 PM PDT · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.511 km S of McCloud, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 11:48 PM PDT · 15353 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.06 km SW of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 4:02 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 10:45 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.314 km ENE of Shingletown, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 10:46 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.718 km ESE of McCloud, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 15351 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.619 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 1:30 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.95 km ENE of Los Molinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 6:25 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
21. 3.12 km SW of Red Bluff, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 10:13 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.65 km SSW of Lakehead, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 7:45 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.67 km W of Lakehead, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 9:17 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.815 km SE of Mineral, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 6:44 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.213 km WSW of Lakehead, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 7:35 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.413 km NE of Vina, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 1:04 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.27 km NW of Belden, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 3:44 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.811 km W of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 8:57 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
29. 3.82 km NW of Lakehead, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 5:38 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.914 km SE of Millville, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 7:48 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
31. 2.210 km NNW of French Gulch, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 12:24 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.916 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 9:40 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.85 km WNW of Palo Cedro, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 1:15 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
34. 2.6Northern CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 1:46 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.714 km SSE of McCloud, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:05 PM PDT · 15326 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.610 km NE of Los Molinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 8:55 PM PDT · 15325 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
37. 1.82 km NE of Lake Almanor West, CaliforniaSat, Oct 20, 12:27 PM PDT · 15322 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.815 km WNW of Round Mountain, CaliforniaMon, Oct 22, 1:59 AM PDT · 15321 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
39. 2.321 km NNW of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 6:27 AM PDT · 15318 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.05 km WSW of Hamilton City, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 4:12 PM PDT · 15318 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.25 km S of Hamilton City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 6:23 PM PDT · 15317 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.613 km NW of Chester, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 10:50 PM PDT · 15317 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
43. 2.422 km NW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 29, 1:55 PM PST · 15313 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
44. 3.16 km NNE of Vina, CaliforniaMon, Oct 29, 5:57 PM PST · 15313 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
45. 2.5Northern CaliforniaTue, Oct 30, 12:50 AM PST · 15313 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.08 km SSW of Shasta, CaliforniaTue, Oct 30, 6:03 PM PST · 15312 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.518 km SSW of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, Nov 6, 5:40 AM PST · 15305 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 1.911 km E of Red Bluff, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 12:30 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.60 km ESE of Red Bluff, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 9:17 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.813 km W of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 9:05 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.05 km ENE of Bend, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 5:09 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.75 km NW of Proberta, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:29 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.313 km NE of Proberta, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 12:53 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.58 km SSW of Big Bend, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 8:55 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.317 km NW of Paskenta, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 4:14 AM PDT · 15367 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.64 km NNE of Redding, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 7:42 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.613 km NNE of French Gulch, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 3:24 PM PDT · 15369 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.03 km SE of Fall River Mills, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 8:06 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.613 km WSW of Chester, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 3:23 PM PDT · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 12:04 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.214 km S of Paskenta, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 4:17 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.920 km NW of Paskenta, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 11:18 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.926 km S of Nubieber, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 9:12 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.223 km NE of Shingletown, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 11:02 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.522 km NE of Shingletown, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 8:01 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.222 km NE of Shingletown, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 7:32 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.623 km NE of Shingletown, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 3:12 AM PDT · 15380 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1120066. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.