California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km SE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Bend, California on Sun, Jan 3, 1988, 5:26 AM PST (13:26 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km ENE of Douglas City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-03 13:26:37 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.199° N, 122.118° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km ENE of Douglas City, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of East Shore, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 14141 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.9Northern California · 14140 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.95 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.027 km E of Covelo, California · 14138 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.27 km WNW of Princeton, California · 14136 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.73 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14136 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.611 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.711 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNW of Belden, California · 14133 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.713 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.90 km W of Oroville, California · 14126 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.74 km NNW of Palo Cedro, California · 14126 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.57 km SE of Flournoy, California · 14122 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.73 km NNE of Tehama, California · 14121 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.519 km E of Lakehead, California · 14119 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.90 km N of Central Valley (historical), California · 14119 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.210 km NNE of Bend, California · 14117 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.714 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 14115 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.112 km NE of Bend, California · 14112 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.89 km NNE of Bend, California · 14111 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.76 km W of Big Bend, California · 14110 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.65 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14094 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.94 km W of Concow, California · 14094 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.827 km ESE of Covelo, California · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.213 km NW of Belden, California · 14092 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.95 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14091 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.45 km NW of Belden, California · 14091 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.57 km E of Orland, California · 14089 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.015 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14088 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.031 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14086 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.73 km SE of Prattville, California · 14084 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km E of Round Mountain, California · 14145 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.814 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 14150 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.67 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14152 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNW of Belden, California · 14153 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.66 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14153 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.430 km W of Paskenta, California · 14158 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.341 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 14158 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.116 km ENE of Willows, California · 14158 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNW of Palo Cedro, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.09 km NE of Chester, California · 14162 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.25 km WSW of Greenville, California · 14162 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.03 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 14168 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.93 km S of Nord, California · 14168 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.14 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 14171 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.03 km SSW of Palo Cedro, California · 14171 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.338 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14172 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110471. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.