M1.9 earthquake 30 km NW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 3:54 PM PDT

UTC

1985-07-07 22:54:34 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.007° N, 118.732° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

28

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast39 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast132 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast157 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast442 kmN

After

1. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 11:35 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.016 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 8:36 AM PDT · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.32 km ESE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 1:53 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.015 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 9:21 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 10:53 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.06 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 10, 10:43 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.810 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 10, 6:53 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 12, 8:50 AM PDT · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 13, 5:37 AM PDT · 15052 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 14, 1:00 PM PDT · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.825 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jul 14, 7:42 PM PDT · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 9:41 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.74 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 4:34 PM PDT · 15049 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 2:39 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.412 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 17, 8:58 AM PDT · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.78 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 17, 12:32 PM PDT · 15047 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 6:55 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.917 km ENE of Wawona, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.03 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 7:30 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 10:05 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
21. 1.93 km W of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 6:12 AM PDT · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
22. 2.110 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 21, 9:22 AM PDT · 15044 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.76 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 22, 12:16 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
25. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 22, 1:06 PM PDT · 15042 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 22, 7:16 PM PDT · 15042 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jul 23, 4:48 PM PDT · 15041 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 23, 10:13 PM PDT · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 11:15 AM PDT · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 12:15 PM PDT · 15040 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 12:29 PM PDT · 15040 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 1:08 PM PDT · 15040 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.531 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 3:56 PM PDT · 15040 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 25, 1:10 AM PDT · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
35. 2.844km S of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jul 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.85 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 25, 2:53 PM PDT · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
37. 1.625 km ENE of Fish Camp, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 4:59 AM PDT · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.820 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 11:22 AM PDT · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
39. 2.15 km S of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 27, 11:26 AM PDT · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
40. 2.17 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jul 27, 4:32 PM PDT · 15037 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.57 km SE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaSat, Jul 27, 8:21 PM PDT · 15037 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
42. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 8:24 AM PDT · 15037 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 11:58 AM PDT · 15036 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
44. 1.96 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 29, 7:22 AM PDT · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.112 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 30, 9:21 AM PDT · 15035 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.62 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 1, 7:34 AM PDT · 15033 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
47. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Aug 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 15032 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.712 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 6:28 AM PDT · 15032 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.85 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 12:08 PM PDT · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
50. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 4:07 PM PDT · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
51. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 3, 1:40 AM PDT · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 7:09 AM PDT · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
53. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 9:56 PM PDT · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
54. 1.823 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 1:09 AM PDT · 15029 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.38 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 11:24 AM PDT · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
56. 2.212 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 4:00 PM PDT · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 9:19 PM PDT · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.59 km N of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 8:40 AM PDT · 15028 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
59. 2.05 km N of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:33 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:34 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 1.66 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 3:19 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 7:27 AM PDT · 15058 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 12:14 AM PDT · 15058 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.05 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Jul 6, 9:19 PM PDT · 15058 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.532 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jul 6, 2:37 PM PDT · 15058 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 4:47 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.54 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 2:06 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.56 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 1:03 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 12:50 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.412 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 11:00 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.124 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 4:03 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 7:13 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 4:02 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 3:14 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
15. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 6:05 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.39 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 8:35 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.84 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 2:05 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 1:41 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 2, 3:55 AM PDT · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.2California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 2, 1:24 AM PDT · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50686. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.