M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 6:05 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-22 01:05:46 UTC

Depth

9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.552° N, 118.457° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast135 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast137 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmN

After

1. 2.516 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:06 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:07 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:08 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:09 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.820 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:11 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.9California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 6:11 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:14 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:16 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:17 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.221 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:25 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:28 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.318 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:28 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:31 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.3California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 6:33 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.617 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:34 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.7California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 6:35 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:36 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:39 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:40 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.315 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:40 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.013 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:44 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
23. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:44 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.817 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:49 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:52 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
26. 2.313 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:55 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:58 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.413 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:01 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.815 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:02 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
30. 3.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:03 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
31. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
32. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:06 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.417 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:07 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:10 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
35. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:12 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
36. 3.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:17 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:19 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:19 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
39. 3.617 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:21 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:23 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:25 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
42. 2.27 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:27 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.316 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:27 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:28 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
45. 2.516 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:34 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
46. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:34 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
47. 2.29 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:35 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:37 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
49. 1.819 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:40 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.121 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:42 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
51. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:43 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:45 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:46 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.216 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:46 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:47 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
56. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:47 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
57. 3.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:48 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.216 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:50 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 7:51 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.016 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:51 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:03 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.721 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:02 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:01 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:00 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.115 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 6:00 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.013 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:59 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.1California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 5:56 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.2California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 5:48 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:41 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.418 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:39 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:37 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.220 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:35 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.214 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:29 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.317 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:27 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
16. 3.314 km SW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:25 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.517 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:21 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.320 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:18 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.717 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:15 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.2California-Nevada border regionMon, Jul 21, 5:14 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94255. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.