M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 5:42 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-22 12:42:28 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.529° N, 118.472° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.60

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

10

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast133 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast134 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast387 kmN

After

1. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:43 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.513 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:43 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.313 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:44 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.313 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:45 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:47 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:49 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:51 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:52 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:53 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.214 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.919 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:57 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.417 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:58 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.513 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:01 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:01 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.121 km S of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:04 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.915 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:05 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:07 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:10 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:13 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:16 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
23. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:19 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:19 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:22 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.018 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:25 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:28 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:30 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.843km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Jul 22, 6:33 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
30. 2.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:33 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
31. 4.713 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:33 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
32. 3.213 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:44 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.813 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:46 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
34. 2.48 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:48 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
35. 5.013 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:48 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
36. 2.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:52 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:55 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
38. 3.613 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:57 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
39. 2.714 km NNE of Mesa, CATue, Jul 22, 6:59 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:05 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.28 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:09 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.413 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.8California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 22, 7:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
45. 1.8California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 22, 7:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
46. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:17 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
47. 3.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:18 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:19 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:22 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
50. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:23 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
51. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:25 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:33 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:40 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.120 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:45 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
55. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
56. 1.520 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.018 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:58 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:59 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.118 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 8:03 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.110 km S of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 8:06 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:39 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.211 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:37 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:33 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:31 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 3.712 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:26 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
6. 4.413 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:24 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:22 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:20 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:20 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
10. 3.418 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:15 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.215 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:13 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:10 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
15. 1.717 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:06 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:02 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:55 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:52 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1139990. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.