M1.7 earthquake 18 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 9, 1986, 8:21 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-09 15:21:17 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.566° N, 118.433° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.49

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

15

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast20 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast138 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast139 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast391 kmN

After

1. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:23 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.719 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 1:16 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 1:21 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.030 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 5:07 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 6:31 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 7:46 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.75 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 9:03 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.86 km NE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 4:05 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 10, 9:23 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.729 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 12:16 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.83 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 2:33 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 3:49 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 3:52 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 4:13 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.128 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 8:03 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 8:50 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 8:32 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
21. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 1:50 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.614 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 6:51 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.311 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 7:10 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 10:45 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
25. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 3:43 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.620 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 4:43 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
27. 3.31 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.91 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 8:49 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
29. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 9:22 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
30. 2.07 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 3:30 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.016 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 10:16 PM PDT · 14685 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
32. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 7:31 PM PDT · 14685 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
33. 2.79 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 8:35 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
34. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 9:43 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
35. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 12:04 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 1:13 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 1:32 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
38. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 2:27 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
39. 1.915 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 4:16 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 8:44 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 4:39 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 17, 5:17 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
43. 3.213 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 12:18 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.420 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 1:07 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.918 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 8:58 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
46. 3.918 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 9:00 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
47. 2.219 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 9:03 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.519 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 9:47 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.319 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 9:47 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
50. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 10:24 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
51. 3.119 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 10:25 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 11:24 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 1:29 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 2:02 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 3:59 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 4:04 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 7:45 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 10:02 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
59. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 10:44 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
60. 3.019 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 3:02 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 7:09 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:28 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
3. 3.019 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 5:53 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 7:33 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.38 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 10:41 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.017 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 5:56 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 8:58 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 3:28 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 4:47 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 6, 4:00 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 5, 1:41 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 10:59 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 7:20 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 9:17 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.33 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 3, 11:07 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.64 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 3, 10:47 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 3, 12:42 AM PDT · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
20. 1.511 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 11:20 PM PDT · 14698 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc76095. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.