M1.6 earthquake 35 km NW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 3, 1986, 4:18 PM PST

UTC

1986-01-04 00:18:45 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.070° N, 118.733° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast44 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast126 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast163 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast449 kmN

After

1. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 5, 7:22 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
2. 3.215 km SW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 5, 8:09 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 5, 9:56 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.47 km ESE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 12:45 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 9:47 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, CATue, Jan 7, 12:19 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, CaliforniaTue, Jan 7, 12:20 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 7, 8:16 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.614 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 3:47 AM PST · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
10. 2.121 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 9:28 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
11. 3.118 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 4:13 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.418 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 4:29 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 8:58 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 9:01 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.811 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 10, 7:40 PM PST · 14865 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.619 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 11, 10:57 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 4:51 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 5:51 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 9:13 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 3:46 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 14, 6:51 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jan 14, 11:10 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 2:23 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 2:28 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.26 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 2:29 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.914 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 17, 2:11 AM PST · 14859 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
27. 3.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jan 17, 1:58 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
28. 3.43 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Jan 17, 10:57 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.515 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 3:33 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.613 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 3:59 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 5:53 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
32. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 10:06 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
33. 2.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 3:18 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
34. 2.05 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 7:08 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
35. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 11:34 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 19, 12:03 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
37. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 3:47 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
38. 1.85 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 6:53 PM PST · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
39. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 21, 2:47 PM PST · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.43 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 22, 8:58 PM PST · 14853 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.329 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 3:27 AM PST · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
42. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 26, 3:39 AM PST · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
43. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 26, 6:02 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 27, 7:06 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
45. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 7:42 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
46. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 8:42 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.813 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaTue, Jan 28, 9:25 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
48. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 4:40 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.51 km ENE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 2:17 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
50. 2.71 km E of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 4:19 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
51. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 5:21 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
52. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 9:14 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.529 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 9:27 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 11:05 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 6:09 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 6:21 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
57. 3.55 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 6:32 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 6:53 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
59. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 8:33 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
60. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 8:41 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 3, 10:23 AM PST · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.513 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaThu, Jan 2, 2:10 PM PST · 14873 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.74 km SSW of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 2, 2:27 AM PST · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 1:40 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 12:20 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 12:11 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
7. 3.74 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 12:08 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 12:05 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.73 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 4:20 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.726 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 11:59 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 5:50 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 11:39 PM PST · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 8:58 PM PST · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.131 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 3:47 PM PST · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Dec 26, 3:20 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.610 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 8:45 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.80 km W of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 2:44 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.60 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 2:33 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.20 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 2:25 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.50 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 1:12 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1134464. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.