M2.2 earthquake 26 km NNW of Benton, California

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 20, 1985, 11:58 PM PST

UTC

1985-11-21 07:58:48 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.022° N, 118.642° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

26

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast47 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast136 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast163 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast443 kmN

After

1. 2.718 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Nov 21, 4:26 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 12:59 AM PST · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 4:06 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 3.39 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 11:25 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.19 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 12:31 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 12:42 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.63 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 4:42 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.61 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 11:29 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 11:04 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, CaliforniaSun, Nov 24, 10:59 PM PST · 14919 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.44 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Nov 25, 2:40 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.92 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 6:25 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 3:14 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.94 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 8:47 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 8:56 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.02 km WSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 3:29 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.01 km WSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 11:29 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 1:46 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 4:28 AM PST · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 10:26 PM PST · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.313 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 6:52 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.618 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 4:36 AM PST · 14911 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
23. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 10:20 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.34 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 1:16 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 4:59 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
26. 2.413 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 8:20 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 9:50 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 11:22 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 11:40 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 4:54 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 2:01 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 6:28 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.311 km E of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 12:17 AM PST · 14906 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 12:56 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:15 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
36. 3.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:56 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.815 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:59 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
38. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 10:27 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
39. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 11, 5:51 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.615 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Dec 12, 12:55 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 12, 1:32 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 7:00 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 4:20 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 5:22 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
45. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 16, 8:20 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
46. 3.05 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 18, 1:10 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.35 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 18, 2:13 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
48. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 5:24 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 9:05 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 4:08 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
51. 2.37 km WSW of West Bishop, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 9:04 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
52. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 8:14 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 21, 2:38 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 21, 2:57 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
55. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 21, 10:20 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 23, 10:13 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
57. 3.012 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 23, 2:23 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
58. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 23, 4:03 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
59. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 23, 10:24 PM PST · 14890 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
60. 1.533 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 12:14 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 3:38 PM PST · 14925 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 1:52 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.612 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 10:33 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.86 km SW of West Bishop, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 8:46 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.91 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 2:57 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 2:51 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.81 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 2:08 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.02 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 9:49 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Nov 18, 9:49 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
10. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 9:30 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.1California-Nevada border regionMon, Nov 18, 5:50 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.19 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 5:28 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.811 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 3:04 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 7:29 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 7:28 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 6:50 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
17. 3.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 4:13 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 3:13 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 9:03 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 17, 7:11 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59557. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.