California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Oct 13, 1986, 6:25 AM PDT (13:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 11 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-13 13:25:34 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.536° N, 118.450° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
8

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. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.219 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.38 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.48 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14554 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.66 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.815 km E of Mono City, California · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.012 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.07 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.819km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.15 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.613 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.211 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.114 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.47 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14551 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14551 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 14551 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14551 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.39 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14551 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85601. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.