California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Aug 3, 1981, 4:22 PM PDT (23:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-08-03 23:22:42 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.004° N, 118.730° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.619km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16492 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.725 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.345km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16484 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.68km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16483 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.31 km SSE of Coleville, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.25 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.618km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.45 km WSW of Walker, California · 16480 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.623km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.37km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.18km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.89 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16476 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 3.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16476 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.78km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.812km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.718km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.08km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.612km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.611km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16496 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.23km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16496 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.524km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16497 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.84km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.510 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.53km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.715km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1066266. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.