California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km S of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km S of Benton, California on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 5:08 AM PDT (12:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-07 12:08:51 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.630° N, 118.448° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.818 km SSE of Benton, California · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.322 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.922 km S of Benton, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.621 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14614 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.58 km E of Bishop, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.820 km E of Mono City, California · 14613 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.67 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.48 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14612 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.319 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78409 (also filed as ci706104). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.