California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Wed, Dec 10, 1986, 11:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 0 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-10 19:15:56 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.533° N, 118.446° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
30

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. 1.517 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.70 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.118 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.79 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.913 km WNW of Benton, California · 14510 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.911 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14508 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.819 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.122 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.322 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.53 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.76 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14502 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14501 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.418 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14500 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.628 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14499 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89897. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.