California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Mesa, California on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 10:42 PM PDT (05:42 UTC), 2 km (2 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-08 05:42:41 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.467° N, 118.491° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
13

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. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.513 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.720 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.719 km S of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.312 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.18 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.65 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.920 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.012 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.920 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.120 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.516 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.610 km N of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.417 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.217 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.918 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.713 km ENE of Squaw Valley, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.818 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.06 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.115 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.52 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.62 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.72 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78477. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.