M4.2 earthquake 27 km NNW of Benton, California

Magnitude

4.2 (ml), light

Local time

Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 10:22 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-01 18:22:22 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.053° N, 118.570° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

10

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast53 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast138 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast169 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast446 kmN

After

1. 2.414km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:41 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.313km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 7, 3:01 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.224km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 7, 3:34 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 5:37 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.313km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 7, 8:00 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.97 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 11:16 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 12:39 AM PST · 16694 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 1:33 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 5:11 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 8, 3:11 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.918km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 8, 10:02 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.217km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Jan 9, 12:10 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Jan 9, 3:39 AM PST · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 11:30 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 9:29 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 3:45 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 6:19 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 6:33 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.39km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Jan 10, 7:18 AM PST · 16691 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 9:23 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 2:01 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 4:06 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 9:09 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
24. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 11:47 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 11, 9:57 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
26. 3.433 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 10:25 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 12:45 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.529km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jan 11, 4:02 PM PST · 16690 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jan 11, 6:07 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
30. 1.724km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
31. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:31 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:52 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
33. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:40 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:44 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 4:58 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.130km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Jan 12, 5:22 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
37. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 5:25 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
38. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 12:41 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 2:54 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
40. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 8:21 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
41. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 11:35 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
42. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 13, 1:59 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:21 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 4:57 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
45. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 10:34 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 15, 2:09 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
47. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
48. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
49. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 7:17 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
50. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 9:02 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 15, 11:50 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
52. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 15, 11:03 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
54. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 11:46 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:49 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 9:30 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 17, 10:14 AM PST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:43 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.724km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jan 18, 11:20 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bje (also filed as ci3301579). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.