M1.8 earthquake 4 km ENE of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 16, 1986, 10:38 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-16 17:38:45 UTC

Depth

61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.838° N, 118.429° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 17.5 km horizontally, 18.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

281°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast50 kmN
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast159 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast421 kmN

After

1. 1.52 km S of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 7:35 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.819 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 10:55 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 11:02 AM PDT · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 14583 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 8:25 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.61 km S of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 8:43 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 1:47 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 2:09 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
9. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 5:45 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 8:58 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 9:59 AM PDT · 14582 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 12:06 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 2:39 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.63 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 3:55 PM PDT · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.914 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 10:26 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 11:07 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:36 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:38 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.618 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 2:13 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
20. 3.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
21. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 9:30 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.57 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 11:07 AM PDT · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.215 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 12:35 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:12 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.16 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:35 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
26. 3.46 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:51 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 1:52 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 2:29 PM PDT · 14581 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
29. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 5:20 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 6:26 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 7:12 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
32. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Oct 21, 10:36 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 12:13 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
34. 1.918 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 2:03 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.67 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.06 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 4:06 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 4:30 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.97 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 7:19 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 7:25 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
40. 2.87 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 7:53 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 7:56 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
42. 3.06 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 8:03 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, NevadaWed, Oct 22, 9:05 AM PDT · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
44. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 22, 3:58 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
45. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Oct 23, 1:49 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Oct 23, 4:32 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
47. 1.7California-Nevada border regionThu, Oct 23, 5:09 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Oct 23, 5:25 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 23, 9:23 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 24, 3:05 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
51. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Oct 24, 8:17 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 4:46 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
53. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 7:38 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
54. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 12:30 PM PDT · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
55. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 3:13 PM PDT · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
56. 2.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 6:11 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
57. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 7:45 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
58. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 9:35 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
59. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 9:42 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82695. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.