California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Benton, California on Thu, Nov 2, 1978, 2:47 AM PST (10:47 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-02 10:47:34 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.782° N, 118.638° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 38.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17491 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.210 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17491 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17490 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.629 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17490 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.866km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17490 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.767km W of Tonopah, NV · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17487 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17487 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.86km ESE of Bishop, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17485 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.26 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.911 km NW of Mono City, California · 17479 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.112 km WNW of Mono City, California · 17479 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NV · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.049km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17472 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.033km E of Hawthorne, NV · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.355km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.26 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.225km NE of Bishop, CA · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.55 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.55 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 17469 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.53 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 17469 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.037km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.818 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17466 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17462 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.117 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.62 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17460 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17459 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.920km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17451 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.712 km NNE of Auberry, California · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.29 km NE of Mono City, California · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.216 km E of Bridgeport, California · 17445 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17441 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 17435 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.633km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 3.223 km E of Mono City, California · 17432 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17432 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17492 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.028 km E of Mono City, California · 17495 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.423 km E of Mono City, California · 17496 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.130 km E of Mono City, California · 17496 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.230 km E of Mono City, California · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.424 km E of Mono City, California · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.00 km S of Sunny Slopes, California · 17498 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.137km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.3California-Nevada border region · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.911 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17501 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.327 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17501 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.831 km E of Mono City, California · 17501 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.623 km E of Mono City, California · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.824 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17502 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.730 km E of Mono City, California · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1043147 (also filed as ci3343330). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.