California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Oct 29, 1986, 8:45 PM PST (04:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-30 04:45:27 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.570° N, 118.419° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

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. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.27 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14540 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.611 km NW of Benton, California · 14540 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.64 km E of Bishop, California · 14539 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.417 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.716 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.415 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.415 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 3.018 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.47 km S of Mesa, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 3.419 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.318 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.218 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14532 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.510 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.94 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86822. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.