California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 28 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Benton, California on Fri, Feb 14, 1986, 9:31 PM PST (05:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-02-15 05:31:00 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.967° N, 118.745° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14836 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14836 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.25 km E of Walker, California · 14833 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.716 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14830 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14830 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.33 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14830 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.417 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14829 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14826 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.224 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14826 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14825 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.65 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNW of Benton, California · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.68 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.211 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.09 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14820 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.17 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14820 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.212 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.219 km S of Walker, California · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.413 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, California · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14817 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.212 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14816 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.09 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14814 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.87 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14812 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14812 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14811 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14809 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.617 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14809 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14809 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 3.44 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14807 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14807 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.72 km W of Round Valley, California · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.35 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14843 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.82 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Wawona, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.95 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.918 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14844 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14851 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14852 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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