California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Nov 19, 1986, 7:03 PM PST (03:03 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-20 03:03:54 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.478° N, 118.513° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
32

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. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14558 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14557 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.39 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14556 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14556 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.712 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14555 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14554 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14554 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.17 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14551 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14551 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14550 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.316 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14549 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14548 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.114 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.211 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.613 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14559 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.15 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.819km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.07 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88337 (also filed as ci713345). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.