California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Sep 30, 1986, 1:52 PM PDT (20:52 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-30 20:52:07 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.575° N, 118.431° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
32

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. 2.219 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.916 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.517 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.72 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.51 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.020 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.215 km NE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.014 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.911 km W of Big Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.510 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14603 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14602 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14602 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 4.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.90 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.90 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.118 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.71 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 14610 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84240 (also filed as ci710071). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.