California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Benton, California on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 7:14 AM PDT (14:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-17 14:14:22 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.909° 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
21

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1873 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.023km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.625km SE of Bodie, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.812 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.329km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.817km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.727 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.728km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1868 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.228km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.631km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.131 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.727km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.628km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.732 km NNW of Benton, California · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.832km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.824km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1863 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.534 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.824km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.432 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.434 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.514km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.129 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.523 km E of Big Pine, California · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818882. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.