M2.3 earthquake 22 km SSE of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Benton, California on Tue, Sep 16, 1986, 11:29 PM PDT (06:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82790 (also filed as ci709486). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.