California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km N of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km N of Bend, California on Mon, Aug 20, 1990, 10:02 PM PDT (05:02 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km SW of Paskenta, 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
1990-08-21 05:02:50 UTC
Depth
33.8 km (21.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.273° N, 122.207° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13192 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.612 km SE of Old Station, California · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.812 km SE of Old Station, California · 13191 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSE of Millville, California · 13190 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.36 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 13184 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.75 km E of Ruth, California · 13178 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.05 km ENE of Covelo, California · 13172 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.913 km W of Anderson, California · 13170 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.85 km NW of Palo Cedro, California · 13166 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.76 km SW of Paskenta, California · 13165 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.040 km E of Ruth, California · 13161 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.04 km ENE of Berry Creek, California · 13161 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of Millville, California · 13159 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.913 km SE of Covelo, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.832 km WSW of Cottonwood, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.913 km WNW of Artois, California · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.5Northern California · 13151 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSE of Round Mountain, California · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.132 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13149 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.17 km SSE of Redding, California · 13147 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.616 km N of Ruth, California · 13145 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.75 km SE of Red Bluff, California · 13143 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.96 km ENE of Redding, California · 13138 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.020 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 13138 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.812 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13138 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.46 km ENE of Willows, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.66 km NE of Redding, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.42 km NNW of Redding, California · 13136 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.815 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13195 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.915 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.416 km NNW of Belden, California · 13195 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.315 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.215 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.328 km W of Paskenta, California · 13196 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.714 km NE of Mineral, California · 13198 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.75 km NW of Chico, California · 13204 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.236 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.815 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 13204 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.016 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 13204 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.039 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13205 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.437 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13205 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.630 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13209 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.030 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13210 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.813 km ESE of Covelo, California · 13211 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.87 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 13214 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.87 km E of Bend, California · 13218 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13219 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.94 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13219 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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