California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Mesa, California on Sat, Aug 9, 1986, 9:54 AM PDT (16:54 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1986-08-09 16:54:54 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.542° N, 118.435° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.610 km N of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.417 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.217 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.918 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.315 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.215 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.46 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.18 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.319 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 3.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.314 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.814 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14659 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14659 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.07 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14659 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14659 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14659 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14659 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14659 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.720 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14659 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.07 km N of Mesa, California · 14659 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.120 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.920 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.012 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.920 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78581. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.