California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Aug 15, 1986, 7:46 PM PDT (02:46 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-16 02:46:12 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.551° N, 118.437° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
31

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.914 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14653 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.511 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.321km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.118 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.911 km E of Bishop, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.512 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.77 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.819 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.513 km NE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.620 km SSE of Benton, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14652 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14652 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.46 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14652 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14652 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.920 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14652 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.59 km N of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.914 km NE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14652 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.516 km NE of Mesa, California · 14652 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14652 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.520 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14651 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.619 km SSE of Benton, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.119 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14651 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14651 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14651 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.08 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.58 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.914 km NE of Mesa, California · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.86 km N of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.53 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.421 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.316 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.223 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.73 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79200 (also filed as ci707103). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.