California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Aug 13, 1986, 4:58 PM PDT (23:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 1 km E of Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-13 23:58:57 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.497° N, 118.485° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
16

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. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14656 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.415 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.320 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14656 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.614 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.420 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.48 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.312 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.120 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.73 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14655 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14655 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.223 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.316 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.421 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.53 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.86 km N of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.317 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.919 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14656 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14657 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14657 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14657 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.416 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14657 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14657 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14657 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.821 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79025. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.