California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Jul 20, 1986, 10:33 AM PDT (17:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-20 17:33:16 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.538° N, 118.468° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.517 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.116 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.222km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 4.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 3.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.315 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.722km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.415 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.214 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.620 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.416 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.016 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.216 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 3.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.516 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.921 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.521 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.216 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.221 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.920 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.517 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.76 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.315 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.13 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.67 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14681 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.013 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc99080. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.