California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Dec 14, 1986, 1:35 AM PST (09:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-14 09:35:01 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.481° N, 118.517° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
29

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. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.819 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14505 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14505 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.122 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.322 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.53 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14503 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.76 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14502 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14501 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.418 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14500 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.628 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14499 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.620 km S of Benton, California · 14499 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.925 km NW of Benton, California · 14498 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.67 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.033 km NNW of Benton, California · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14497 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.115 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.530 km NNW of Benton, California · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.533 km NNW of Benton, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.831 km E of Mono City, California · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.29 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14495 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90235 (also filed as ci714582). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.