M1.7 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jul 27, 1986, 11:44 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-27 18:44:50 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.535° N, 118.452° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

61°

Stations used

31

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast17 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast134 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast136 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmN

After

1. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:48 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:58 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 12:15 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.921 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.917 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 12:52 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 12:59 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 1:11 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 1:45 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 2:38 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.8California-Nevada border regionSun, Jul 27, 2:47 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 2:50 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 2:54 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:00 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.016 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:02 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.76 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:09 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:11 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:13 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:14 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.320 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:50 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 3:54 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.619 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 4:15 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
23. 1.820 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 4:47 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
24. 1.818 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 4:54 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 5:03 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.322km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 27, 5:08 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 5:12 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 5:25 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 5:31 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 5:46 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 6:08 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
32. 1.7California-Nevada border regionSun, Jul 27, 6:12 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 6:24 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Jul 27, 6:29 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
35. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 6:33 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.820 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 6:46 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 6:52 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.814 km ENE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:01 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
39. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:09 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:10 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.021 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:15 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:19 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
43. 3.1California-Nevada border regionSun, Jul 27, 7:26 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:35 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
45. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:51 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:55 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:18 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
48. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:23 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:33 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:35 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:36 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:38 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:39 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.49 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:51 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:56 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.115 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:58 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.720 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:15 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:20 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
59. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:22 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.419 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:28 PM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:38 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:35 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:35 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:26 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:24 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:22 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 10:58 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 10:55 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 10:38 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.417 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 10:22 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.718 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:46 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:41 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:37 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:30 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.815 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:26 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:25 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
17. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:24 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:23 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:13 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.618 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 9:01 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc77490. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.