California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km S of Benton, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km S of Benton, California on Sat, Jan 31, 1987, 9:46 AM PST (17:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-01-31 17:46:51 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.639° N, 118.435° 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
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.710 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.07 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14488 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14487 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.619 km NE of Mesa, California · 14486 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14485 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.59 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.930 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14483 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14483 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.918 km E of Big Pine, California · 14483 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.314 km E of Big Pine, California · 14482 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.115 km E of Big Pine, California · 14482 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14480 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14480 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14478 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 3.244km NE of Independence, CA · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14478 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.51 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14492 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.718 km NW of Benton, California · 14492 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.926 km E of Mono City, CA · 14493 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.613 km WSW of Benton, California · 14493 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.03 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14494 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14494 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93616. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.