California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Nov 23, 1986, 4:57 PM PST (00:57 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-24 00:57:02 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.552° N, 118.462° 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
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
33

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. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14555 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.17 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14555 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14551 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14551 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14551 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.316 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.69 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14548 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.94 km NNE of Shaver Lake, California · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.68 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14548 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.27 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.611 km NW of Benton, California · 14547 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14547 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.64 km E of Bishop, California · 14547 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14546 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14545 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14544 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.417 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.712 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14557 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14557 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88631. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.