California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km WNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Benton, California on Sun, Jul 29, 1979, 4:14 PM PDT (23:14 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 45km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-29 23:14:45 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.914° N, 118.666° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.046km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.847km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.345km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.765km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.68 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.16 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.36 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.73 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.725 km W of Benton, California · 17216 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17214 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17214 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.56 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17213 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17212 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.03 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 17211 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.364km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.638km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.129km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.541km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.139km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.724km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.614 km SE of Walker, California · 17202 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.615 km SE of Walker, California · 17202 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.914 km SE of Walker, California · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.011 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17202 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.634 km E of Mono City, California · 17199 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17195 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.617 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17192 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.411 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.542km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17189 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.652km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17189 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.910 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17184 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.365km SW of Tonopah, NV · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17182 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17182 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17179 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.651km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17175 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.212 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 17175 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17171 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.342km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17169 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.647km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17169 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17168 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 4.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.632km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.320 km WNW of Benton, California · 17165 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 3.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.342km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.915 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17164 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 3.46 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.228km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17223 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.353km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.013 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.544km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.514 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.513 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 17231 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.027km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17235 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNE of Swall Meadows, California · 17236 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17238 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.124 km E of Mono City, California · 17238 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.226km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.58 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17240 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.712 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17242 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.511 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17242 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046828 (also filed as ci12249147). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.