California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 11:31 AM PDT (18:31 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
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-21 18:31:00 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.550° N, 118.457° 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
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
35

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. 1.616 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.215 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.022 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.420 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.18 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.39 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.37 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.313 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.312 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.020 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.219 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.817 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.517 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.119 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.814 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.010 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.44 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.99 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.115 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.016 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.110 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.412 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.811 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.015 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.617 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.819 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.817 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.022km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.912 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.518 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.420 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96927. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.