California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Jun 10, 1985, 2:00 AM PDT (09:00 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-06-10 09:00:55 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.953° N, 118.683° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15088 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.78 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.18 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.76 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.16 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15087 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.528km E of Hawthorne, NV · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.38 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.220 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15086 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15085 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.36 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.66 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15083 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 15082 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.72 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.01 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15079 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.48 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15079 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.52 km SE of Mesa, California · 15078 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.50 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15078 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.630 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.49 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.75 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15076 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15076 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.42 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15075 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.95 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15075 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.711 km SW of Walker, California · 15075 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15074 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.632 km E of Mono City, California · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.828 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.64 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.613 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15072 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15072 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.45 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15089 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15089 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.83 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.811 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.71 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15091 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.44 km N of Round Valley, California · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Big Creek, California · 15091 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.315 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15093 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15093 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.45 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.626 km E of Fish Camp, California · 15095 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.74 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15096 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15096 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.94 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15097 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49212. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.