M2.1 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jul 31, 1986, 2:31 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-31 09:31:08 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.549° N, 118.445° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

8

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast18 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast136 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast137 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast389 kmN

After

1. 2.09 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:32 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:37 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:38 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:40 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:42 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.09 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:43 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:45 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:47 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.48 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:50 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:55 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:56 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:58 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.520 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:02 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:07 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:13 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.39 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:15 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:16 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:37 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.510 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:41 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:44 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:47 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 3:52 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:08 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:15 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:20 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
27. 2.49 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:23 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
28. 3.419 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:25 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:29 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:30 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:31 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.118 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:36 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
33. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:38 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
34. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:41 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:44 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
36. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:56 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
37. 3.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 4:59 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
38. 1.89 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:01 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
39. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:02 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:07 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
41. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:16 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:21 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:22 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:26 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:27 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:31 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.840 km ESE of Big Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:36 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.920 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:41 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.814 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:43 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.210 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:46 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
51. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:47 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:50 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:52 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
54. 2.09 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 5:58 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
55. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:01 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
56. 1.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:06 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.19 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:11 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
58. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:12 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
59. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:17 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:19 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:29 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:28 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.412 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:27 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:26 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:23 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:22 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:21 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.311 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:19 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:15 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.022 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:13 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.822 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:08 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
12. 2.38 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:02 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:00 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:54 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:54 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:52 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:51 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:50 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:49 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:49 AM PDT · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1141853. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.