M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 30, 1986, 10:58 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-31 05:58:17 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.553° N, 118.459° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

17

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast135 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast137 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmN

After

1. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:01 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:11 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:21 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:26 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
5. 5.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:22 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 4.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:28 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.29 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:32 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.39 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:34 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
10. 4.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:36 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:37 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:38 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
13. 3.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:39 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:40 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
15. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:43 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:45 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.013 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:47 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:48 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
21. 1.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:49 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:49 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
23. 3.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:50 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
24. 3.28 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:53 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:54 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
26. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:57 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
27. 3.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:58 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 12:59 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.2California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 1:00 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:01 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
31. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:03 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:03 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:04 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.311 km NE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:06 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
35. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:07 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:08 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.412 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:08 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:09 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
39. 3.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:10 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:14 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
41. 4.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:15 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:18 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
43. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:19 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:20 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
45. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:22 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:23 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 1:25 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:26 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:30 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
50. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:30 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 1:31 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 1:35 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:36 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
56. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:37 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.1California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 31, 1:38 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
58. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:40 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:41 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.612 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 1:45 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 10:42 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.017 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 10:41 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.63 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 10:32 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 10:24 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 10:07 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 9:56 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.419 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 9:26 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 9:24 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 3.120 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 8:53 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.720 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 8:37 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 7:59 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.119 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 7:32 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 7:17 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:28 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:19 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.012 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:09 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.09 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:06 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:05 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.513 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:04 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.112 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 6:02 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88894. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.