California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Benton, California on Tue, Sep 2, 1986, 9:58 PM PDT (04:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-03 04:58:16 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.050° N, 118.723° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
18

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. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.90 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.90 km E of Bishop, California · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.31 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.17 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.114 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.79 km NE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.66 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.27 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.721 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.121 km S of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.62 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14590 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.