M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 21, 1985, 7:42 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-22 02:42:18 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.946° N, 118.610° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

13

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast45 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast144 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast158 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast434 kmN

After

1. 1.82 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 10:58 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:04 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
3. 3.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Aug 22, 2:51 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.92 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.62 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:11 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.42 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 8:35 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.36 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:13 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 1:47 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
10. 3.24 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 2:20 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.518 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 2:34 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.85 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 9:15 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 2:59 PM PDT · 15003 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:00 PM PDT · 15003 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 1:53 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.13 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 4:33 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.02 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 5:33 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 1:46 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.13 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 7:53 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.120 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 26, 7:58 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
21. 4.53 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:04 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.73 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:10 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
23. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:14 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:22 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
25. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:33 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.83 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 9:00 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
27. 2.03 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 8:08 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 8:51 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 9:02 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.45 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 10:08 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.818 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 1:47 PM PDT · 15000 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
32. 2.09 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 12:43 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.18 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 1:50 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.54 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 3:03 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 10:18 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
36. 2.17 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 12:54 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.918 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 1:59 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
38. 2.23 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 7:43 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 9:04 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 10:50 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
41. 1.55 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 2:12 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 4:24 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 2:38 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.93 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:29 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
45. 2.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 5:12 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.93 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 5:24 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.23 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 8:00 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.817 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 9:57 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
49. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:15 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
50. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 8:48 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 2:23 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 5:41 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
53. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 6:06 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 9:42 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
55. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 12:48 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
56. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 10:02 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
57. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 12:45 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 8:54 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
59. 2.36 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 11:38 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
60. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:18 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

1. 1.918 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 7:26 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.013 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:19 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:18 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.818 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:09 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 3:53 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.718 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:49 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:45 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:06 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.04 km ESE of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 5:31 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.68 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 3:38 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:50 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 10:51 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 3:56 PM PDT · 15008 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.213 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 2:28 PM PDT · 15008 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.24 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 9:14 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.916 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 1:40 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.012 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 4:49 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.95 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 12:00 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 6:57 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53517. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.