California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Benton, California on Sun, Oct 24, 1976, 5:50 AM PDT (12:50 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km E of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-10-24 12:50:53 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.943° N, 118.604° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.526 km E of Mono City, California · 18241 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.518 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18236 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.932 km NNE of Benton, California · 18234 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.331 km E of Mono City, California · 18231 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.37 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18225 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.27 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18225 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.02 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 18225 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.010 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 18216 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 18216 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.832 km NW of Benton, California · 18213 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.421 km SSE of Benton, California · 18211 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 18211 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.03 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18210 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.212 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 18209 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.431 km NW of Benton, California · 18200 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.40 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 18198 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.612 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 18198 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.16 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 18197 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.63 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.012 km NNE of Mesa, California · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.819 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 18184 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18245 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.215 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 18246 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.415 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.45 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.015 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.58 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.16 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18247 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.410 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 18248 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.935km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 18251 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.99 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18263 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 18270 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 18271 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.120 km NW of Benton, California · 18271 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032033. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.