California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 12:44 AM PDT (07:44 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-22 07:44:51 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.552° N, 118.458° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
37

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.918 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.312 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.122 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.910 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.817 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.719 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.120 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 4.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.416 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.816 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.213 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.67 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.8California-Nevada border region · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.313 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.417 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.221 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.315 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.714 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.114 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93323. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.