California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Benton, California on Mon, Aug 27, 1984, 6:57 AM PDT (13:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-27 13:57:46 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.032° N, 118.652° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
19

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. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNW of Benton, California · 15362 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15360 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.82 km E of Wilkerson, California · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15359 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15359 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Mesa, California · 15359 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15359 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15358 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 15357 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.211 km NW of Benton, California · 15356 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.38 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15355 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.411 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15355 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.25 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15353 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.87 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.935 km E of Mono City, California · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.56 km SE of Bishop, California · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15351 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15350 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15348 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.611 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.03 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15346 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.60 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.60 km S of Wilkerson, California · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15345 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.97 km WSW of Benton, California · 15345 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15345 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.33 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15344 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.21 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15344 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.72 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15343 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15343 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15343 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.323 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15342 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15342 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15342 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 15341 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15341 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc26465. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.