M3.2 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

3.2 (md), minor

Local time

Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 8:47 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-22 03:47:09 UTC

Depth

9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.555° N, 118.444° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

40

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast19 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast136 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast138 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmN

After

1. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:49 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
2. 3.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:51 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:51 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
4. 3.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:52 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.720 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:55 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:58 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:59 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:01 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:02 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:04 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.918 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:09 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
13. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:11 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.017 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:18 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 9:20 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:21 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:22 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.915 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:22 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.718 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:24 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.417 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:26 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.419 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:27 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
22. 1.917 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:28 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
23. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:29 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:32 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
25. 3.018 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:33 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:36 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.412 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:37 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
28. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:39 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 9:42 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:45 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
31. 2.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:46 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:47 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
33. 3.114 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:47 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:50 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.916 km S of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:02 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:04 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
37. 3.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:07 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:08 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:10 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
41. 3.318 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:10 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:12 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:14 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
44. 1.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:16 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
45. 3.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:17 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
46. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.219 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:20 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:22 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
49. 3.618 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:24 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
50. 1.913 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:25 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.116 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:26 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:27 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:31 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.019 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:32 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.018 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:35 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:38 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
57. 4.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:40 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
58. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:44 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:44 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.516 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 10:45 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.119 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:46 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.916 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:46 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:45 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.413 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:42 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.512 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:41 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:38 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:36 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
8. 3.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:29 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:26 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:21 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.516 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:21 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.915 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:18 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
13. 3.217 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:17 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.79 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:16 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.317 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:15 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.68 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:14 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
17. 3.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:08 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:07 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
19. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.619 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 8:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94068 (also filed as ci703843). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.