California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Mesa, California on Mon, Aug 25, 1986, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC), 4 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-25 21:38:30 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.511° N, 118.439° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
20

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. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.722 km S of Benton, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.820 km SSE of Benton, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14639 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.720 km SSE of Benton, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.06 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14638 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.611 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.920 km S of Benton, California · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14638 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.73 km N of Round Valley, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.06 km W of Round Valley, California · 14637 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.77 km W of Round Valley, California · 14637 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.67 km W of Round Valley, California · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.634 km NW of Benton, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.834 km NW of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.28 km N of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.218 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.722 km SSE of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.122 km S of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.522 km S of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.222 km S of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.222 km SSE of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.513 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.818 km NE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.020 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.222 km SSE of Benton, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.221 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc80340. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.