California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Oct 31, 1986, 4:19 PM PST (00:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-01 00:19:39 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.581° N, 118.422° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
49

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

After

  1. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14576 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14576 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Auberry, California · 14576 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14575 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.614 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14575 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14575 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14575 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.017 km NW of Benton, California · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14575 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14574 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14574 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14573 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 14573 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14571 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.626 km E of Mono City, California · 14570 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14570 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14569 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.56 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14567 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14566 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.08 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14566 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.418 km NE of Mesa, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.88 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14577 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.221 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNW of Benton, California · 14578 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.110 km NW of Mono City, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14578 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.07 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14578 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.012 km NNW of Benton, California · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14578 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.510 km NW of Mono City, California · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.610 km NW of Mono City, California · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.11 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.220 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86938 (also filed as ci712128). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.