California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SSE of Bend, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Bend, California on Wed, Dec 12, 1990, 5:46 PM PST (01:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13 km S of Hayfork, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-12-13 01:46:54 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.221° N, 122.196° 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, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.511 km WNW of Shingletown, California · 13067 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 13064 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.62 km N of Belden, California · 13063 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.515 km N of Shingletown, California · 13062 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Chester, California · 13061 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.20 km WNW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 13059 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13058 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.930 km SE of Covelo, California · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNW of Clear Creek, California · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.712 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13048 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.513 km E of Lakehead, California · 13045 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.57 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 13045 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.414 km N of Princeton, California · 13044 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13043 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.69 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.833 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 13039 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.613 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13037 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.511 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 13034 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.013 km S of Hayfork, California · 13033 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.911 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13029 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.811 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13029 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.917 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13029 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.73 km SSW of Prattville, California · 13028 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.311 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13026 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.713 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13026 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.34 km SE of Prattville, California · 13026 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.512 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13026 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.212 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13025 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.712 km E of Covelo, California · 13025 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.56 km W of Manton, California · 13025 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.73 km SE of Prattville, California · 13023 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.913 km SSE of Douglas City, California · 13023 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.029 km SE of Covelo, California · 13080 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.75 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNE of Princeton, California · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNW of Princeton, California · 13082 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13084 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13085 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13086 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.016 km S of Dunsmuir, California · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.36 km WSW of Durham, California · 13090 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.314 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 13092 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Butte Meadows, California · 13092 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of Old Station, California · 13097 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13098 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNE of Redding, California · 13098 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.45 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13106 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.90 km NW of Paradise, California · 13107 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc202862. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.