California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km SSE of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Benton, California on Tue, May 12, 1987, 9:10 PM PDT (04:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 18 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-13 04:10:39 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.617° N, 118.416° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14368 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14367 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14365 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14365 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14362 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14362 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14362 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14362 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.513 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14361 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.67 km N of Mesa, California · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14359 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.25 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14357 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.54 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.64 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.017 km NE of Mesa, California · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.87 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.923 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14355 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.59 km SE of Big Pine, California · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.24 km SE of Big Pine, California · 14354 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.87 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14353 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.65 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14353 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14353 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100326. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.