M1.9 earthquake 31 km NW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 11, 1985, 10:17 PM PST

UTC

1985-04-12 06:17:12 UTC

Depth

0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.028° N, 118.722° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

27

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast41 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast130 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast159 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast444 kmN

After

1. 1.711 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 11:44 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.80 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 12:56 AM PST · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.926 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 3:04 AM PST · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.45 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 3:51 AM PST · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 2:30 AM PST · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.92 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 12:36 PM PST · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
7. 3.25 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 7:46 PM PST · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.26 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 10:46 PM PST · 15143 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 11:25 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.35 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 10:20 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
11. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 2:45 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 7:47 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 1:36 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 9:27 PM PST · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.7California-Nevada border regionMon, Apr 15, 10:38 PM PST · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.04 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 12:26 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.65 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 12:32 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 3:47 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 5:38 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.53 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 2:33 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 12:32 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 3:32 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CAWed, Apr 17, 10:25 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 11:53 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.43 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:54 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.622 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 7:06 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.45 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 9:34 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.74 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 9:34 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
29. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 7:03 AM PST · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
30. 2.35 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 3:36 AM PST · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.85 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 4:58 AM PST · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.87 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 12:10 PM PST · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.68 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 2:35 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
34. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 5:00 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 11:52 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
36. 3.02 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 1:33 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 3:38 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
38. 2.12 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 6:59 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
39. 1.53 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 7:46 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.74 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 10:07 PM PST · 15135 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
41. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 4:17 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
42. 2.23 km NNE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 4:40 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
43. 2.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 6:16 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
44. 1.91 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 8:59 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
45. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 2:28 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
46. 1.64 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 5:27 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.37 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 1:32 PM PST · 15134 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.36 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 3:37 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 3:44 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
50. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 4:18 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
51. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 8:52 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
52. 1.73 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 4:19 AM PST · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.82 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 10:43 AM PST · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.64 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 7:58 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
55. 4.14 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 8:03 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 8:14 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
57. 2.64 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 8:15 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
58. 2.14 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:32 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
59. 2.14 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 10:03 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.94 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 10:33 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.031 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 10:14 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 8:15 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 10, 10:43 AM PST · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.74 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 10, 2:43 AM PST · 15147 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.25 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 11:25 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.85 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 9:48 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.44 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 9:05 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 6:39 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:57 AM PST · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:26 AM PST · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
11. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:24 AM PST · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.14 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:24 AM PST · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 9:49 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 6:19 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 12:08 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 7, 10:18 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.73 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 7, 2:21 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 11:41 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 10:46 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.25 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 10:02 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46004. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.