California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 6:52 PM PDT (01:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 10 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-22 01:52:49 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.559° N, 118.452° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.413 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.815 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.417 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.617 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.316 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.29 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.819 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.216 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.216 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.016 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.611 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.116 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 3.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.319 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.68 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.317 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.79 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 3.217 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.516 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.512 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.413 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.916 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.013 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.315 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.318 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.221 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc76936. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.