California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Aug 27, 1986, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1986-08-27 10:27:23 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.545° N, 118.460° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
39

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. 1.611 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14644 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.920 km S of Benton, California · 14644 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14643 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14643 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.73 km N of Round Valley, California · 14643 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14643 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14643 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.06 km W of Round Valley, California · 14643 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.98 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Round Valley, California · 14642 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.67 km W of Round Valley, California · 14642 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.634 km NW of Benton, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.68 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14641 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.017 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 14641 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.319 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.720 km NE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.77 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.714 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.742km ENE of Independence, CA · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.817 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14639 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14639 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.118 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14639 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14644 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.06 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.720 km SSE of Benton, California · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14644 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc80399 (also filed as ci708059). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.