M3.0 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

3.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 3, 1986, 5:42 PM PDT

UTC

1986-09-04 00:42:36 UTC

Depth

3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.538° N, 118.442° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

48

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast17 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast135 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast137 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmN

After

1. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 8:22 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.916 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 8:46 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 10:41 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 1:01 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 6:42 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 8:44 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 11:14 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 4:32 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 9:35 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 11:56 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.8California-Nevada border regionTue, Oct 7, 2:21 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 4:49 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 10:41 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 4:00 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:36 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 6:05 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 7:08 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:20 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.721 km S of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:23 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:58 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
24. 4.41 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:37 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
25. 2.90 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:39 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.90 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:51 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.31 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 12:49 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.17 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 4:41 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.114 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 5:33 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 5:13 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 6:17 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.79 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 8:11 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 8:12 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
34. 1.66 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:33 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.27 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 4:31 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
36. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:57 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
37. 1.721 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:35 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
38. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:18 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 3:27 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:24 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
41. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 5:45 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.822 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 7:44 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
44. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 8:57 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
45. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 9:17 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.121 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:09 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 12:14 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.021 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 12:49 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
49. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 3:01 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 3:44 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 8:10 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
52. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 8:13 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
53. 3.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 9:37 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.920 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 11:59 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
55. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 1:35 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.62 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 3:31 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
57. 2.021 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 5:50 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 11:35 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 12:49 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 2:24 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81739 (also filed as ci708522). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.