California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km E of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Mesa, California on Tue, Apr 1, 1986, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-04-01 10:32:42 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.420° N, 118.479° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.03 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14791 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.63 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14791 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 14790 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14790 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14789 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.31 km E of Round Valley, California · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.629 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 14786 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14786 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14785 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14783 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14783 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.63 km S of West Bishop, California · 14782 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14782 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14782 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.014 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14781 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.212 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.15 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.33 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14780 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14780 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14779 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.623 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14777 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.08 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 14772 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.03 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14771 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.010 km E of Big Pine, California · 14770 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14765 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.9Central California · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.034 km NW of Benton, California · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14758 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.03 km NNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.85 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14756 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14756 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.15 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14754 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14753 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.53 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.316 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.34 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.715 km E of Mono City, California · 14751 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14750 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.913 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14794 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.019 km S of Big Pine, California · 14794 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.41 km SSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14798 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14799 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14800 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14801 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.313 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14803 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.12 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Round Valley, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14805 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14805 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1137034. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.