California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Benton, California on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 8:42 AM PST (16:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 18 km WNW of Bridgeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 16:42:01 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.008° N, 118.731° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
10

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. 1.818 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.018 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.72 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15151 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.513 km WNW of Benton, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.53 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.22 km NW of Mesa, California · 15148 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.92 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.54 km ENE of Mesa, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.38 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.58 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15147 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.99 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15146 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15145 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.19 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15145 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 15145 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.85 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.25 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.73 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15143 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15143 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.14 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.44 km N of Round Valley, California · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.85 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.25 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.74 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.031 km NW of Benton, California · 15139 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1126392. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.