California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Benton, California on Wed, Jun 19, 1985, 11:23 PM PDT (06:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-06-20 06:23:33 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.004° N, 118.707° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 15082 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.630 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.49 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.75 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.42 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.711 km SW of Walker, California · 15078 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.632 km E of Mono City, California · 15078 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.828 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15077 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.613 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15076 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15076 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15075 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.45 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.54 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.015 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15074 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15074 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 15074 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15074 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15074 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15073 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.626 km E of Wawona, California · 15073 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.5Central California · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.71 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.95 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.35 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.81 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.84 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.39 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15067 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15067 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15067 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.124 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15067 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.412 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.56 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15066 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.54 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15066 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.05 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15064 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.016 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15063 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15082 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Mesa, California · 15082 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15083 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.48 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.01 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15083 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.72 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 15085 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.36 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15088 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15088 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15089 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1129109. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.