California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km S of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km S of Benton, California on Tue, Sep 23, 1986, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-23 20:50:39 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.623° N, 118.434° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
40

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. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14577 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14576 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.117 km NW of Benton, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.816 km NW of Benton, California · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.823 km SSE of Benton, CA · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.410 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.220 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14573 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.11 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14573 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 3.610 km NW of Mono City, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.510 km NW of Mono City, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14573 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.08 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14572 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.012 km NNW of Benton, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14572 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.07 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.110 km NW of Mono City, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.912 km NNW of Benton, California · 14571 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.221 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14571 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.815 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14570 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83529 (also filed as ci709719). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.