California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km S of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Benton, California on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 10:44 AM PST (18:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-11 18:44:38 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.636° N, 118.446° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
19

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. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.07 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14474 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.619 km NE of Mesa, California · 14473 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14473 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14473 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14473 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.59 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.930 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14472 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.918 km E of Big Pine, California · 14470 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.314 km E of Big Pine, California · 14470 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.115 km E of Big Pine, California · 14470 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.244km NE of Independence, CA · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14465 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92265. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.