California earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 28 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Benton, California on Fri, Apr 10, 1981, 8:13 PM PST (04:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-04-11 04:13:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.053° N, 118.602° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16599 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.215km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.712 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16598 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.212 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16598 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.119km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.717km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.813km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16598 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.613km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.620km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.211km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.424km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.19km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.19km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.87km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.07km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.67km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.57km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.112km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.410km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.917km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 3.729 km NNW of Benton, California · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.016km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.716km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.415 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.32km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.021km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d39 (also filed as ci514075). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.