California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 10:13 AM PDT (17:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 10 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-22 17:13:21 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.544° N, 118.474° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.918 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.611 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.315 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.119 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.414 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 4.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 4.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.916 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.610 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.812 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.414 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.122 km SSE of Benton, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.412 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.522 km SSE of Benton, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.216 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.623 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14680 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.412 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.311 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.222 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.618 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.918 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.415 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92931. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.