California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Benton, California on Sun, Sep 8, 1985, 3:31 AM PDT (10:31 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-08 10:31:03 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.879° N, 118.538° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14989 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.92 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 14989 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.834 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14989 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14988 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14986 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.116 km NW of Benton, California · 14984 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.61 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14983 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.54 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14982 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.215 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14982 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.05 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14981 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.83 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14980 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14980 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.523 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14980 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.56 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.66km NNE of Hawthorne, NV · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.911 km W of Round Valley, California · 14978 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.511 km W of Round Valley, California · 14978 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.61 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.61 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.816 km E of Mono City, California · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.815 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14975 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.62 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14975 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.97 km WSW of June Lake, California · 14974 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 14974 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.65 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14974 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14973 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.86 km NW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.312 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.716 km E of Mono City, California · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14971 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14970 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.013 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.91 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14966 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14966 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.54 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.13 km N of Round Valley, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14962 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 3.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.18 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.914 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.23 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.83 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.58 km NW of Benton, California · 14989 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14991 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14991 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.81 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.36 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, California · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14995 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.817 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1131128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.