California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Fri, Nov 21, 1986, 11:13 PM PST (07:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 20 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-22 07:13:12 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.528° N, 118.437° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.220 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.119 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.215 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.820 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.64 km E of June Lake, California · 14525 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.622 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14523 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14523 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14522 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.020 km E of Big Pine, California · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.924 km NNW of Benton, California · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14522 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, California · 14522 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14521 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.910 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14521 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14521 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.818 km NW of Benton, California · 14519 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1145443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.