M1.8 earthquake 21 km SW of Dyer, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 31, 1986, 7:53 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-31 14:53:39 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.540° N, 118.245° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

286°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast23 kmNE
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast149 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast152 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmN

After

1. 2.0California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 7:55 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:56 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:01 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:11 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:23 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.57 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:28 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.720 km S of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:40 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.812 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:46 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.521 km S of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:50 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 8:56 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.315 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:06 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:07 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:11 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:18 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
15. 1.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 9:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.69 km NE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:45 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:47 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:57 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:08 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:12 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.9California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 10:22 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:23 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:27 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:36 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
25. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
27. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:49 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:53 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:55 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
30. 2.18 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 10:58 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.67 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:04 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:07 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
33. 1.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 11:16 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.310 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
35. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:35 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
36. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:36 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
37. 1.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:36 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:42 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
40. 2.39 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:53 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.014 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:54 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
42. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:55 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 11:57 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
44. 2.1California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 12:23 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
45. 2.37 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:38 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:43 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
47. 1.622 km S of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:46 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.19 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:01 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:05 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:05 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
51. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:08 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
52. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:18 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
53. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:24 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
54. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:32 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.821 km S of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:33 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:52 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
58. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:01 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:12 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
60. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:21 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.9California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 7:52 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:46 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
3. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:42 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.9California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 7:28 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:27 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:26 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.017 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:25 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:15 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.09 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:08 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:05 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 7:04 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.07 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:58 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:54 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:44 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:42 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:39 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.48 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:32 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:19 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:17 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1141913. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.