California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Benton, California on Sat, Apr 27, 1985, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km WNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-27 23:18:34 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.022° N, 118.679° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
36

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. 1.71 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.23 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.45 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15116 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.729 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15115 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.54 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.34 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15112 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.74 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.819 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.11 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.325 km E of Mono City, California · 15110 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.35 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.72 km W of Round Valley, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.22 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.331 km NW of Benton, California · 15108 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.77 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.67 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.36 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.87 km N of Mesa, California · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.01 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.031 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15105 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.01 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15104 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.928 km NW of Benton, California · 15104 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15103 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.23 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.51 km N of Round Valley, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.78 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.332 km NW of Benton, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.95 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.55 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.831 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.