California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Nov 19, 1990, 3:53 PM PST (23:53 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-19 23:53:13 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.969° N, 118.732° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.58 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.517 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13098 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.51 km E of Mono City, California · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.712 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 13097 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13097 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13097 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.76 km SW of Mono City, California · 13097 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.36 km W of Bridgeport, California · 13096 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.112 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13095 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.912 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13095 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.512 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13095 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13095 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13094 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.315 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 13094 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.71 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13093 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.90 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13093 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.414 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.71 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13091 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13091 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.511 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13091 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.62 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 3.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13091 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13090 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13090 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.629 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.024 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.81 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13088 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13087 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13086 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.917 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13085 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.01 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13084 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.21 km S of Mono City, California · 13084 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.71 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13083 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13103 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13103 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.76 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.611 km NW of Benton, California · 13105 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13106 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.63 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13106 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.01 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.00 km E of Mesa, California · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.637km E of Hawthorne, NV · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.317 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.01 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13110 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.53 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.91 km NNW of Mono City, California · 13110 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc200434. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.