California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Mesa, California on Sun, Dec 7, 1986, 1:44 AM PST (09:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 22 km SSE of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-07 09:44:07 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.521° N, 118.455° 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
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.422 km SSE of Benton, California · 14515 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14515 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14514 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.015km WNW of Lone Pine, CA · 14514 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.616 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14514 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14513 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14513 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.517 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.70 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.118 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.79 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.913 km WNW of Benton, California · 14510 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.911 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14509 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14508 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.819 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14505 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.122 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.322 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.53 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89562. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.