California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Benton, California on Thu, Nov 5, 1987, 7:39 AM PST (15:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-05 15:39:25 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.916° N, 118.570° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
17

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. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.49 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.026 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14190 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.125 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14189 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.023 km E of Mono City, California · 14189 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 14188 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.82 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14188 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.817 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.818 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.214 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14185 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.015 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14185 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.46 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14184 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.55 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.53 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.56 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14181 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14181 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14179 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14179 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.12 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14179 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.024 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14179 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.414 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.63 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1153608. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.