California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sat, Aug 30, 1986, 7:12 PM PDT (02:12 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
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-31 02:12:28 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.574° N, 118.430° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
35

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. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.720 km NE of Mesa, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.77 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.714 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.742km ENE of Independence, CA · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.817 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14640 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.118 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.017 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14639 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14639 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.022 km S of Benton, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.016 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.319 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14638 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.820 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.718 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.64 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14638 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14637 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14637 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.720 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.917 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.917 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.917 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14637 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.17 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 3.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 14641 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.017 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14642 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.634 km NW of Benton, California · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc80797 (also filed as ci708289). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.