California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 5:00 AM PDT (12:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-12 12:00:56 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.032° N, 118.702° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16413 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16408 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.726km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 3.57 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16392 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.15 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.25km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.63km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.923 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 3.1Central California · 16377 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.18km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.818km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.915km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.113 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.523 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16421 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.623 km WSW of June Lake, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068557. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.