California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km S of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km S of Dyer, Nevada on Sat, Jul 26, 1986, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-26 22:06:39 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.449° N, 118.023° 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 18.5 km horizontally, 28.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14619 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14619 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14619 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Benton, California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.613 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.911 km NW of Benton, California · 14618 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.722 km SSE of Benton, California · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.920 km S of Benton, California · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 3.417 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14616 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.322 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1141069. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.