California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Benton, California on Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 11:42 AM PST (19:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-30 19:42:48 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.935° N, 118.541° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.726km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.57 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16392 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.15 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.25km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.63km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.923 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.1Central California · 16377 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.18km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.818km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.915km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.28 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16371 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.48 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.76km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.96 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.014km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.59km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.322km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16404 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16409 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16414 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069072. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.