California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Oct 5, 1981, 4:37 PM PDT (23:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 30 km NW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-05 23:37:12 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.033° N, 118.699° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.415 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.623 km WSW of June Lake, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.523 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16421 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.113 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16413 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16408 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.726km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.57 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16392 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.83 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.5California-Nevada border region · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068322. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.