Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NE of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Benton, California on Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 9:49 PM PDT (04:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-20 04:49:00 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.980° N, 118.236° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
157°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.628 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.632 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.326 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.731 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.829 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.938 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.88km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.75km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.05km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  24. 1.732 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.429 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.519km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.15km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 3.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.519 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.637 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.624 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.630km ESE of Bodie, CA · 2200 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2199 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.435 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.130km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.05km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.535 km E of Big Pine, California · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.336 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.75km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.740km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.025 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.333 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.55km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.95km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00774776. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.