California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 33 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Benton, California on Sat, Jun 30, 1990, 1:13 PM PDT (20:13 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ESE of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-30 20:13:35 UTC
Depth
-2.3 km (-1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.052° N, 118.715° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13245 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.87 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13244 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13244 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13242 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.814 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13241 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.60 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.60 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13240 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13240 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13240 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13239 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 13239 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 13238 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13237 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.821 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13237 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13237 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13236 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13236 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.95 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13235 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13235 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13234 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13233 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.417 km NE of Mesa, California · 13233 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13233 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 3.220 km W of Mina, Nevada · 13232 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13232 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13232 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.91 km ESE of Mesa, California · 13232 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13232 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13232 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 13232 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.28 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13231 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13231 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.626 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13229 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13228 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.75 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.65 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13227 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.212 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.74 km N of West Bishop, California · 13225 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.73 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13225 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.612 km ESE of Walker, California · 13225 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13222 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.73 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13222 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 13220 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.816 km E of Mono City, California · 13220 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.712 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 13220 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13220 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.812 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 13220 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13246 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.01 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 13246 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13246 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13246 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.627 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13247 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.82 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.92 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13248 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13248 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13250 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13250 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 13251 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.719 km W of Mina, Nevada · 13251 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13251 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc160222. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.