California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Benton, California on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 2:24 PM PDT (21:24 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km SE 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
2021-04-26 21:24:40 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.884° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
17

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

After

  1. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.938km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.538km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.76km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.132 km NNE of Benton, California · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.65km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.436 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.038 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.742km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.929 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.527 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.530km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.938 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.739 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.838 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.728km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.339 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.830km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.239 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.730km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.739 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.629km ENE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.031km SE of Bodie, CA · 1979 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.121km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1986 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.631 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.530 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.46km ENE of Deep Springs, CA · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.62km E of Round Valley, CA · 1988 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.94km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1988 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.730km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1988 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.521km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.821km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.03km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805919. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.