California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 9:25 PM PST (05:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km E of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-29 05:25:29 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.545° N, 118.031° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.51 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.71 km E of Round Valley, California · 14846 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.529 km NW of Benton, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.55 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.48 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.614 km SW of Round Valley, California · 14842 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.114 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14834 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.918 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.95 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14833 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.82 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.35 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14832 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.728 km NW of Benton, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.07 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14826 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.63 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14821 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.33 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14816 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14815 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.65 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNW of Benton, California · 14813 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.329 km NW of Benton, California · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.43 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14853 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14856 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.05 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14857 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.43 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1135479. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.