California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Bend, California on Sat, Jan 18, 1986, 12:03 PM PST (20:03 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km NNE of Proberta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-18 20:03:24 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.319° N, 122.088° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14850 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.17 km NNE of Proberta, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.928 km E of Covelo, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.68 km N of Cassel, California · 14845 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.025 km W of Paskenta, California · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSE of Prattville, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.86 km S of Prattville, California · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.09 km W of Burney, California · 14833 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.110 km E of Artois, California · 14829 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.55 km E of Bella Vista, California · 14822 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.95 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.616 km S of Round Mountain, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.69 km E of Lakehead, California · 14805 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.97 km NW of Butte Meadows, California · 14802 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14799 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14799 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km W of Chester, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.126 km W of Paskenta, California · 14863 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.911 km NE of Mountain Gate, California · 14863 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.50 km NNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.37 km ESE of Millville, California · 14871 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNE of Princeton, California · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.24 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 14876 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.53 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.713 km NNE of Old Station, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.526 km W of Paskenta, California · 14883 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66296. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.