California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Bend, California on Sun, May 5, 1985, 1:51 AM PDT (08:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-05 08:51:04 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.311° N, 122.076° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
279°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.412 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15110 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.419 km N of Big Bend, California · 15109 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.78 km WSW of Red Bluff, California · 15108 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.613 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15107 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.811 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.00 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.78 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15095 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.013 km NNW of Belden, California · 15095 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.73 km WNW of Chester, California · 15092 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.930 km NE of Covelo, California · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15088 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.915 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15083 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.56 km N of Millville, California · 15081 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.310 km NE of Vina, California · 15078 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.73 km NNW of Hamilton City, California · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.85 km E of Redding, California · 15077 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.614 km NNW of Chester, California · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.56 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15074 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.025 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 15072 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.316 km SSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.66 km NNE of Cohasset, California · 15069 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Old Station, California · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.6Northern California · 15063 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.613 km NE of Vina, California · 15062 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.812 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.811 km W of Trinity Center, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.231 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15117 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNW of Richvale, California · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.010 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.312 km ESE of Bend, California · 15136 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.913 km NE of Proberta, California · 15136 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.812 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15136 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.810 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Proberta, California · 15140 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.111 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15141 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.80 km NNW of Prattville, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.516 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15142 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.27 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15147 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47788. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.