California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Benton, California on Wed, Nov 17, 1982, 12:57 AM PST (08:57 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-17 08:57:13 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.036° N, 118.712° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
6

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. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.561km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.96 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.24 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.48 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.05 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.73 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.37 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082007 (also filed as ci510444). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.