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M1.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 9:21 AM PST (17:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S 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
2021-02-08 17:21:34 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.908° N, 118.562° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
10

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. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.223km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.95km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2062 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.86km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2062 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.717km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.611 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.739 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.025 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.632 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.539 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.613km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.76km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 58
  42. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.720 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.3Nevada · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.826 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.931 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.631 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.9Nevada · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.97km E of Wilkerson, CA · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.4Nevada · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.85km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.136 km N of Benton, California · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.626 km NE of Benton, California · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.325 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.025 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.525 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799839. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.