California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Mesa, California on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 1:04 PM PDT (20:04 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km S of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-07 20:04:31 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.544° N, 118.427° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
45

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. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14663 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.72 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.62 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.115 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.06 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.818 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.513 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.720 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 3.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.719 km S of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.312 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.18 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.522 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.820 km E of Mono City, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.821 km S of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.418 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.319 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78455 (also filed as ci706160). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.