M1.9 earthquake 24 km NNW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Dec 18, 1986, 9:20 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-19 05:20:49 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.011° N, 118.610° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

38

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast48 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast139 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast163 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast441 kmN

After

1. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 11:37 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.520 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 12:10 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 12:36 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 3:25 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 8:56 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 9:57 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 12:57 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 12:02 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:01 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.910 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:03 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 9:10 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 10:39 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 8:11 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 1:01 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 7:39 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 8:00 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.818 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 9:28 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 2:22 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 2:57 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.918 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 7:58 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 9:49 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
22. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 3:08 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
23. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 3:23 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:22 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 10:51 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 5:59 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.735 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 23, 6:50 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
28. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 12:06 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 9:52 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 10:33 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
31. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 2:30 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
32. 3.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:02 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
33. 1.818 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:14 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
34. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 4:34 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.922 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 6:35 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
36. 3.320 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 10:08 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 10:17 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
38. 2.713 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 10:19 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
39. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 2:41 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
40. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 2:46 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 6:11 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 8:57 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 5:52 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
44. 2.112 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 6:54 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 6:56 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
46. 1.54 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 10:23 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 10:24 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
48. 2.422 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 10:39 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
49. 4.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 1:56 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
50. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 2:04 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
51. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 5:12 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 3:40 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
53. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 7:42 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
54. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 3:21 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 10:25 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.616 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 10:50 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 6:04 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
58. 2.519 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 9:50 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.218 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Dec 27, 10:15 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 28, 4:11 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 6:20 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 3:30 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
3. 3.018 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 10:40 AM PST · 14534 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 18, 10:35 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 9:19 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 6:33 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 5:24 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 4:56 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 4:56 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 3:47 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 3:24 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 2:48 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 2:02 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.622 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 11:37 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 9:35 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 8:14 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 7:14 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.64 km E of June Lake, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:26 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 1:07 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 9:29 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90589. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.