California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Benton, California on Wed, Jan 14, 1987, 12:05 AM PST (08:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 16 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-14 08:05:17 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.071° N, 118.688° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
16

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. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14478 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.07 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.619 km NE of Mesa, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.59 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.930 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14472 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14466 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.51 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.215 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.711 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.