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M1.9 earthquake 27 km NE of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Benton, California on Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 5:42 PM PDT (00:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 28 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
2020-09-01 00:42:05 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.990° N, 118.249° 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
21

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

After

  1. 1.729 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.331 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.0Nevada · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.029 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.535 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.635 km NNE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.728km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.530km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.640 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.135 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.412km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2222 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.429 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.926 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.235 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.139 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.327 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 3.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2220 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.429 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.436 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.541 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.135 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2224 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00771079. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.