California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Sep 7, 1986, 1:05 AM PDT (08:05 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-07 08:05:11 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.527° N, 118.477° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14633 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.013 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14632 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14632 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.520 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14632 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.96 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14632 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14632 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.68 km NE of Mesa, California · 14631 days ago · 54 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.621 km NW of Benton, California · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.020 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14631 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.29 km NE of Mesa, California · 14631 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.18 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.98 km NE of Wawona, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.717 km NNW of Benton, California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14631 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14630 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.19 km NE of Mesa, California · 14630 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.118 km NE of Mesa, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.89 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14629 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.93 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14629 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.412 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.722 km S of Benton, California · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.97 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, California · 14628 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.410 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.919 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14634 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.86 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14634 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.59 km N of Mesa, California · 14634 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.713 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.718 km S of Benton, California · 14634 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.821 km E of Mono City, California · 14634 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.98 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.34 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81524 (also filed as ci708789). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.