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M1.6 earthquake 21 km NNW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Benton, California on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 1:58 AM PDT (08:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. 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
2021-08-06 08:58:30 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.005° N, 118.540° 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
±0.41
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
25

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.037 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.636 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.633km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1883 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.721 km W of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.510 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.525 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.734km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1880 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.232km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.026 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.811km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.6Nevada · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.617 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1879 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.629km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.129 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.730km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1873 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.629km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.514km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.633km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.130km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.812km N of Yosemite Village, CA · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00817845. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.