California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 10:05 AM PDT (17:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-07 17:05:23 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.536° N, 118.463° 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
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
42

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. 4.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.818 km SSE of Benton, California · 14614 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.322 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.922 km S of Benton, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.621 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14613 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.58 km E of Bishop, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.820 km E of Mono City, California · 14613 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.67 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.48 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14611 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.521 km S of Benton, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.319 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.422 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84344 (also filed as ci706137). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.