M1.7 earthquake 18 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 2:48 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-22 09:48:48 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.568° N, 118.443° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

13

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast20 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast137 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast139 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast391 kmN

After

1. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:49 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.620 km S of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:56 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.016 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:57 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:59 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:00 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:04 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:05 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:07 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.316 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 3.218 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:09 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:13 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:17 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.57 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:24 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
17. 3.316 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:25 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
18. 3.211 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:26 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:29 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:32 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:36 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:40 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:41 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:45 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
26. 1.717 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:48 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:49 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
28. 1.813 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:53 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
29. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:58 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:59 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
32. 2.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:00 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:03 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:05 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
35. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.815 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:15 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:16 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:19 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:20 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.120 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:26 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.321 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:27 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.219 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:35 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.015 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:40 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
46. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:42 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:43 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:49 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:52 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
52. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:55 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:02 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.121 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:06 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 1.717 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
56. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:08 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:10 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.215 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:13 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
60. 3.418 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:15 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.817 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:46 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.417 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:45 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:43 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:40 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.313 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:39 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:37 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.8California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 22, 2:35 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:34 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:32 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:31 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:30 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:26 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:23 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:23 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.1California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:17 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.67 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:17 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:11 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 2:09 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92156. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.