California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Oct 20, 1986, 10:26 PM PDT (05:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-21 05:26:26 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.536° N, 118.462° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
43

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.215 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.16 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.46 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.06 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.56 km NE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.87 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.06 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14586 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14585 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14585 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14584 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14582 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14582 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.117 km NW of Benton, California · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.816 km NW of Benton, California · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.823 km SSE of Benton, CA · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14580 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14580 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.63 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14588 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.61 km S of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.52 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.816 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14590 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.60 km W of Round Valley, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86126 (also filed as ci711388). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.