California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Aug 6, 1986, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-06 09:56:54 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.540° N, 118.468° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
34

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. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.525 km N of Big Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.122 km SSE of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.114 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.714 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.510 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.512 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.822 km SSE of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.418 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.319 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.418 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.821 km S of Benton, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.820 km E of Mono City, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.522 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.72 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.82 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.418 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.922 km SSE of Benton, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.220 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.620km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85244 (also filed as ci705958). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.