Latest quakes in or near San Benito, California, USA - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 1.1 earthquake Monterey County - California, United States - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.9 10.6 mi west of Patterson - California, United States - |
- 5 quakes above magnitude 2
- 21 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 01:41 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.1 2.6 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SE | Monterey County, 15 mi southwest of Coalinga, Fresno County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 19, 09:09 am (Los Angeles) | 1.2 6.3 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the NW | 13 mi east of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 18, 08:40 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.8 3.7 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the NW | 3.7 mi southwest of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Apr 18, 04:30 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.4 8.2 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW | 6 mi east of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 18, 03:18 pm (Los Angeles) | 2.0 3.3 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the NW | 13 km N of Hollister, CA | Info | |
Apr 18, 01:56 pm (Los Angeles) | 2.5 6.1 km | 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA | Info | ||
Apr 18, 01:53 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.9 0.7 km | 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA | Info | ||
Apr 18, 09:04 am (Los Angeles) | 1.5 9 km | 23 km ENE of San Lucas, CA | Info | ||
Apr 17, 10:23 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.9 6.5 km | 22 km SW of New Idria, CA | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 17, 01:37 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.3 5.8 km | 1.5 mi north of Hollister, San Benito County, California, United States | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 02:30 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.4 0.4 km | San Benito County, 10.9 mi north of Soledad, Monterey County, California, United States | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.35 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.9 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.9 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 7.4 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 42 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 384 quakes per year (or 32 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 1,200 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per day)
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San Benito Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near San Benito, California, USA?
San Benito has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in or near San Benito, California, USA. San Benito has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near San Benito, California, USA?
On average, San Benito has about 42 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in San Benito?
The last earthquake in San Benito occurred 11 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.1:
A light magnitude 1.1 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from Coalinga, California, United States, around noon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 1.41 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2.6 km (1.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
+How many quakes were there in San Benito in the past 7 days?
In the past 7 days, San Benito has had 5 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 21 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in San Benito in the past 7 days?
The strongest earthquake in San Benito in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.9 and occurred 6 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit 17.1 km (11 mi) away from Patterson, California, United States, around noon of Sunday, Apr 14, 2024 at 12.57 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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