California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km ENE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Bend, California on Thu, Oct 1, 1987, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km SE of Trinity Center, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-10-01 19:43:07 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.304° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km ENE of Bend, California · 14245 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.61 km SE of Oroville, California · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.012 km NNW of French Gulch, California · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.09 km SW of Durham, California · 14237 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.28 km NE of Orland, California · 14235 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.28 km ENE of Gerber, California · 14226 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.510 km NW of Belden, California · 14226 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.02 km W of Cassel, California · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.82 km NW of Paradise, California · 14223 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Chester, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.33 km W of Palo Cedro, California · 14211 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.63 km SW of Palo Cedro, California · 14210 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.42 km NNW of French Gulch, California · 14210 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Nord, California · 14209 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 14209 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.215 km E of Lakehead, California · 14208 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.54 km WNW of Belden, California · 14206 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.117 km NW of Chester, California · 14203 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.813 km SE of Trinity Center, California · 14203 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.716 km E of Big Bend, California · 14200 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 14198 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.817 km SE of Fall River Mills, California · 14197 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.240 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14194 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.040 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14194 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.69 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14192 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.64 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14191 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.340 km E of Ruth, California · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.88 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14191 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.99 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14190 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.536 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.236 km SE of Ruth, California · 14189 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.826 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.936 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14189 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.939 km E of Ruth, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.85 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14186 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.115 km N of Lewiston, California · 14249 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.3Northern California · 14250 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.2Northern California · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.19 km ENE of Bend, California · 14251 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.012 km ENE of Bend, California · 14252 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.513 km NE of Bend, California · 14252 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.612 km ENE of Bend, California · 14252 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.914 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14252 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.311 km ENE of Bend, California · 14253 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.73 km ENE of Chico, California · 14254 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.49 km SSW of Trinity Center, California · 14254 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Hamilton City, California · 14258 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.36 km NNW of Chico, California · 14264 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.61 km S of Canyondam, California · 14265 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.015 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14268 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.516 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14269 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106569. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.