California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 7:28 PM PDT (02:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 16 km NW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-27 02:28:47 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.556° N, 118.454° 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
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NW of Benton, California · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14576 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.823 km SSE of Benton, CA · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.410 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14574 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.220 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14573 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14573 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.11 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14573 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.610 km NW of Mono City, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.510 km NW of Mono City, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14573 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.08 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14572 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.012 km NNW of Benton, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14572 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.07 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.110 km NW of Mono City, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.912 km NNW of Benton, California · 14571 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.221 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14571 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.815 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14570 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.713 km NNE of Auberry, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.614 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.017 km NW of Benton, California · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14567 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 14566 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83993. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.