California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Oct 1, 1986, 6:37 PM PDT (01:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km NW of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-02 01:37:55 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.550° N, 118.437° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
19

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. 2.110 km NW of Mono City, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNW of Benton, California · 14572 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.221 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14571 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.815 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14570 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.713 km NNE of Auberry, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.614 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14569 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.017 km NW of Benton, California · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14569 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14568 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 14567 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.626 km E of Mono City, California · 14564 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14563 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.56 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14561 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14560 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84433. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.