California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada on Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 12:29 PM PDT (19:29 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-21 19:29:58 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.514° N, 118.129° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.96 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14624 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.68 km NE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.621 km NW of Benton, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.020 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14623 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.29 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.18 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.717 km NNW of Benton, California · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14623 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.19 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.118 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.89 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14622 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14622 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.93 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14622 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.412 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14621 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.722 km S of Benton, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.97 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, California · 14621 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.95 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.020 km S of Benton, California · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.610 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14620 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.821 km S of Benton, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96831. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.