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M1.7 earthquake 31 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Benton, California on Fri, Dec 16, 1983, 11:01 AM PST (19:01 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-12-16 19:01:23 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.032° N, 118.714° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.728 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15629 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.212 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.634 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.134km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.536km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.912 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 15623 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.28 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 3.26 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.55 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15617 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 3.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15616 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15616 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.97 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 3.265km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.67 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15613 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.86 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15613 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15613 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.911 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.312 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.87 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.49 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.610 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15611 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.61 km E of Mesa, California · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.413 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15610 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.311 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.22 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.413 km NNW of Big Creek, California · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.94 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.810 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.57 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.019 km NE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.232 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.914 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15639 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 15640 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.632 km NW of Benton, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108553. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.