California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Mesa, California on Fri, Sep 12, 1986, 12:11 AM PDT (07:11 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-12 07:11:30 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.469° N, 118.458° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
31

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. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.95 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14627 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.020 km S of Benton, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14627 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14627 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.610 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14627 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14627 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.821 km S of Benton, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14626 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.911 km NW of Benton, California · 14625 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.722 km SSE of Benton, California · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14625 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.920 km S of Benton, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14625 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.021 km E of Mono City, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.621 km E of Mono City, California · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.626 km N of Big Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.417 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.322 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 3.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.722 km S of Benton, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14628 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.412 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.93 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14629 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14629 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14629 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.118 km NE of Mesa, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.19 km NE of Mesa, California · 14630 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82170 (also filed as ci709124). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.