California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Big Pine, California on Fri, Oct 17, 1986, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-17 17:10:34 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.272° N, 118.207° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.60 km W of Round Valley, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14592 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.816 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.52 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.61 km S of Mesa, California · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.63 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.914 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.57 km NE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.215 km NE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.16 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.46 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.766km NW of Beatty, NV · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.67 km NE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.06 km NE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.87 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.06 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14587 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.114 km NE of Mesa, California · 14595 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.23 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14596 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85918. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.