California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Aug 8, 1986, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km S of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-08 18:01:31 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.548° N, 118.459° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
24

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.18 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.920 km E of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.012 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.920 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.120 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.516 km NE of Mesa, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.610 km N of Benton, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.417 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.217 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.918 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.315 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.215 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14660 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.719 km S of Benton, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.720 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.513 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84083. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.