California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Benton, California on Sat, Dec 15, 1979, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 23 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-12-15 16:14:04 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.972° N, 118.715° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17094 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.740km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.924 km NW of Yosemite Valley, California · 17094 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.420 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 17094 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.412 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17094 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.012 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17093 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.912 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17092 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17092 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17091 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17091 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.112 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17090 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.55 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.057km SW of Tonopah, NV · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.012 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17090 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.910 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17089 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.811 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17088 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.04 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.79 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.14 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17086 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.532km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17086 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17085 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.548km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.14 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17084 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.97 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 17084 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.112 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.126km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.25 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17083 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.76 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.510 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.310 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.63 km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.249km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.29 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.25 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 3.29 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.347km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.14 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.347km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.85 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.112 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 17081 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.434km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.029 km SE of Cold Springs, California · 17081 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17080 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.441km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.911 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17079 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 4.223 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 17079 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.112 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17079 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.532km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.547km S of Hawthorne, NV · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.917km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.78km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.228 km NW of Benton, California · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17095 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.36 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.429km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.98 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.57 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17097 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17097 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17098 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.811 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17098 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17098 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17099 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.38 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17100 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.529km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 17101 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17101 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.412 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17101 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.537km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.531km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049366. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.