California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Benton, California on Fri, Mar 15, 2002, 8:26 AM PST (16:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mb, body-wave), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-15 16:26:06 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.985° N, 118.684° 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.

Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.214 km NW of Big Creek, California · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.231 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.731 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.132 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8967 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.030 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8966 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.136 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.636 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.230 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8965 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.336 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.936 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.536 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.519 km NW of Benton, California · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 8963 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.85 km NE of Big Pine, California · 8962 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.119 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.719 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.91 km ENE of Bishop, California · 8960 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.79 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.71 km WSW of Bishop, California · 8960 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.53 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.53 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8957 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.718 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 8957 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.719 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 8957 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8955 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8955 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.317 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8955 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.622 km NNW of Benton, California · 8955 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, California · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, California · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.630 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.134 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8952 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8952 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.828 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.717 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.917 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.717 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8951 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.218 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8951 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 8951 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.734 km N of Benton, California · 8950 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.118 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 8950 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 8970 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8971 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.11 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 8971 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.47 km W of Bridgeport, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.635 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.722 km E of Benton, California · 8972 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.67 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 8973 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.835 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.411 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.322 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045988. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.