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M1.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Benton, California on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 9:45 PM PST (05:45 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-20 05:45:55 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.902° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
16

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. 3.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.023 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.132 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.324 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.126 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.033 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.727km SE of Bodie, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.636 km N of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.238 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.2Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.936 km NNE of Benton, California · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.722 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.914km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 3.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.025 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.925 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 3.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.712km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.4Nevada · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.621km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.232 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.834km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.415km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.826km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.414km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800789. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.