California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km SE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Bend, California on Wed, Jun 18, 1986, 8:08 PM PDT (03:08 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km ENE of Mineral, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-06-19 03:08:29 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.194° N, 122.091° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.30 km SE of Shasta Lake, California · 14714 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.710 km SSE of Willows, California · 14707 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.93 km SW of Prattville, California · 14703 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.23 km SW of Prattville, California · 14703 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.61 km SW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.217 km ENE of Mineral, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.835 km NE of Covelo, California · 14694 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.314 km NW of Chester, California · 14688 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.930 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14686 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.05 km S of Hamilton City, California · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.015 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.713 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.714 km SW of Paskenta, California · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.511 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14677 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.16 km SE of Redding, California · 14677 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.110 km N of Chester, California · 14677 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14676 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.015 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14675 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.15 km NW of Belden, California · 14672 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.214 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14672 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.617 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.911 km E of Durham, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.75 km NNW of Anderson, California · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.829 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14666 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.013 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.812 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.616 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 14657 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km SE of Mineral, California · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.17 km NW of Old Station, California · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Palermo, California · 14716 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.328 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14719 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.210 km SE of Ruth, California · 14719 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.714 km ESE of Mineral, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.913 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Old Station, California · 14731 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.46 km E of Orland, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.38 km S of Douglas City, California · 14739 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 14741 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.83 km ESE of South Oroville, California · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10086203. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.