California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km SSE of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Benton, California on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 6:35 PM PST (02:35 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-25 02:35:07 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.625° N, 118.422° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
38

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. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.831 km E of Mono City, California · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.29 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14495 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14495 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.610 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14494 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14494 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14494 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.920 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.49 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.92 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14492 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.412 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14490 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.38 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.216 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14488 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.84 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14488 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14487 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14487 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.98 km NE of Mono City, California · 14486 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.119 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.527 km E of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, California · 14484 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14483 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90985. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.