California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Thu, Aug 14, 1986, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), 10 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-14 21:10:54 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.535° N, 118.444° 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
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.120 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.73 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.223 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.316 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.421 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.53 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.86 km N of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.317 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.914 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14654 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.511 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.321km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 3.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.118 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.911 km E of Bishop, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.512 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14653 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.77 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.819 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.513 km NE of Mesa, California · 14653 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.620 km SSE of Benton, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.312 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.48 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14655 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.420 km S of Benton, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.621 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14655 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.320 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82136. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.