California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 31 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Benton, California on Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-06 18:48:17 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.039° N, 118.708° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.623 km WSW of June Lake, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.523 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16421 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.113 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16414 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16409 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16404 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.726km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.57 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16393 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.415 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.83 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.5California-Nevada border region · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068351. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.