California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Mesa, California on Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 9:32 PM PST (05:32 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-13 05:32:36 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.554° N, 118.427° 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
62°
Stations used
38

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.18 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.37 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.219 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, California · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, California · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.38 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14561 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.48 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14561 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14561 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14561 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.66 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.815 km E of Mono City, California · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.012 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.07 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.819km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.15 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.613 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14559 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.211 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.08 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14566 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14566 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14567 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87874 (also filed as ci712907). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.