California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km ENE of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Benton, California on Mon, Aug 13, 1984, 6:31 AM PDT (13:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-13 13:31:05 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.828° N, 118.434° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
333°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15374 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.85 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15374 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.511 km NW of Benton, California · 15373 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.31 km WSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15373 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15373 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.23 km NE of Mesa, California · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Bishop, California · 15372 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 15372 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15371 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 15371 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15371 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 15371 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.333 km NW of Benton, California · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.62 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 15370 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15370 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15367 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.528 km NNW of Benton, California · 15366 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.452km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.56 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.849km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15364 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.823 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15364 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.913 km ESE of Benton, California · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.711 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 15363 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.62 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.815 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.87 km NNW of Benton, California · 15362 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.04 km S of Big Pine, California · 15361 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15360 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.82 km E of Wilkerson, California · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15359 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15359 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.84 km N of Mesa, California · 15359 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15359 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15358 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 15357 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.211 km NW of Benton, California · 15356 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.38 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15355 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 3.411 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15355 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.25 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15353 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.87 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.935 km E of Mono City, California · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.56 km SE of Bishop, California · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15351 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15350 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15348 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc25520. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.