California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km N of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km N of Mesa, California on Mon, Aug 11, 1986, 9:39 AM PDT (16:39 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-08-11 16:39:19 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.489° N, 118.553° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
4

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. 2.415 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.011 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.319 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.68 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.417 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.821 km SSE of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.920 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.811 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.611 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.621 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.820 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.121 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.720 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.79 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.17 km SSE of Wilkerson, California · 14661 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.821 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.416 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.720 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.814 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.314 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1142667. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.