California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sat, Oct 25, 1986, 9:35 PM PDT (04:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 10 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
1986-10-26 04:35:38 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.543° N, 118.449° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
37

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. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.316 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14542 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14540 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.94 km NNE of Shaver Lake, California · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.68 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.27 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14540 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.611 km NW of Benton, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.64 km E of Bishop, California · 14539 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.417 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.716 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.415 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86490. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.