California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Benton, California on Fri, Nov 30, 1990, 8:29 PM PST (04:29 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-12-01 04:29:52 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.907° N, 118.557° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13091 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13090 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.629 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.024 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.81 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13088 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13088 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.917 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13085 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.01 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13084 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.21 km S of Mono City, California · 13084 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.71 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13084 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.824 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13081 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.80 km NW of Mono City, California · 13080 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 13079 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.50 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13077 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.51 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.67 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.80 km E of Mono City, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 3.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13074 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.812 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.617 km NNW of Benton, California · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.05 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.18 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13071 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13071 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.13 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.67 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.50 km WSW of Mono City, California · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.129 km NW of Benton, California · 13069 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.31 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13069 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.32 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13069 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.98 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13068 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.821 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13065 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13065 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 3.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 3.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13064 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.511 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13092 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13093 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.414 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.90 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13093 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13093 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.71 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.315 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 13094 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13094 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13095 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.512 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13095 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.912 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13095 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc201592. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.