California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Benton, California on Sun, Jul 12, 1987, 7:40 PM PDT (02:40 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-07-13 02:40:13 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.064° N, 118.726° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
12

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. 2.26 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14302 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.34 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 14301 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14301 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14301 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.31 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 14301 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14300 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.4California-Nevada border region · 14300 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14300 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14300 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.95 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 14300 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.75 km E of Mesa, California · 14299 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14299 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of June Lake, California · 14299 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.85 km E of Mina, Nevada · 14299 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14299 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14298 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.04 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14298 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14297 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14297 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14297 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14296 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.417 km NE of Mesa, California · 14296 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.96 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14296 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14296 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14296 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14296 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14296 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14295 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14295 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14295 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.94 km E of Mina, Nevada · 14295 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14295 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.512 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14294 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14294 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14294 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14293 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.912 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14293 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14293 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14293 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14293 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.62 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14292 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14292 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.818 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14292 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.814 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14292 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.97 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 14291 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.612 km ENE of Wawona, California · 14291 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.07 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.011 km ENE of Wawona, California · 14290 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.63 km W of Round Valley, California · 14290 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14290 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.815 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14290 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14289 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14289 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14288 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14288 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14288 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14288 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1151085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.