California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km E of Big Bend, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km E of Big Bend, California on Sun, Nov 15, 1987, 11:03 PM PST (07:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km SE of Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-16 07:03:05 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.045° N, 121.719° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Northern California · 14199 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.817 km SE of Fall River Mills, California · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14193 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14192 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.88 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14192 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.99 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14191 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.81 km N of Old Station, California · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.03 km SSW of Palo Cedro, California · 14182 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.75 km N of McCloud, California · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 14174 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.09 km NE of Chester, California · 14172 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Palo Cedro, California · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.937 km NW of Susanville, California · 14170 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14164 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.67 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14162 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.814 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 14160 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.814 km W of Dunsmuir, California · 14160 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Round Mountain, California · 14155 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.29 km SE of Bend, California · 14153 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.55 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 14151 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 14151 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.95 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 14149 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.73 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14146 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14144 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.711 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14144 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.813 km SE of Trinity Center, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.117 km NW of Chester, California · 14204 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.215 km E of Lakehead, California · 14209 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 14210 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.42 km NNW of French Gulch, California · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.63 km SW of Palo Cedro, California · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.33 km W of Palo Cedro, California · 14212 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Chester, California · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.02 km W of Cassel, California · 14225 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085589. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.