M1.5 earthquake 34 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Benton, California on Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 6:04 PM PST (02:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796190. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.