California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Mesa, California on Wed, Aug 20, 1986, 4:38 PM PDT (23:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-20 23:38:57 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.532° N, 118.428° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.56 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.621 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.011 km NE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.820 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.413 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.023 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.74 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.422 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.67 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14607 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.88 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.621 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.821 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.821 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.521 km E of Mono City, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.612 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.86 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 14605 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 3.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.71 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 3.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79751 (also filed as ci707534). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.