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M1.9 earthquake 30 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Benton, California on Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 11:27 PM PDT (06:27 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-06-27 06:27:37 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.086° N, 118.544° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
26

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2289 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.338 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 2289 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.714km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.015km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2289 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.436 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.139 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.4Nevada · 2289 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.240 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.632 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.640 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.515km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.530km SE of Bodie, CA · 2288 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.0Nevada · 2288 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.031 km SSE of Mina, NV · 2288 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.631 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.835 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.340 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.428km SE of Bodie, CA · 2290 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.429 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.640 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2290 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.016km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2290 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.228km SE of Bodie, CA · 2290 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00754356. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.