California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km ENE of Lee Vining, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Lee Vining, California on Tue, Aug 12, 1986, 6:52 PM PDT (01:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 1 km E of Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-08-13 01:52:11 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.020° N, 118.898° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.821 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.416 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.919 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.510 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.415 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.320 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.621 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14662 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.420 km S of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.48 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.312 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.120 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.121 km E of Mono City, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.820 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.621 km E of Mono City, California · 14663 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.611 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.811 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82827. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.