California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km SW of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Round Valley, California on Sun, Feb 2, 1986, 6:33 AM PST (14:33 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-02 14:33:02 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.312° N, 118.678° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14834 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.918 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.95 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14833 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNW of Wawona, California · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.82 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.35 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14832 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.728 km NW of Benton, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.07 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14826 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.63 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14821 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.716 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14820 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.33 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.73 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.417 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.28 km E of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14816 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.224 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14816 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14815 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.65 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.611 km NNW of Benton, California · 14813 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.68 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.211 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.09 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14810 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.17 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14809 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.212 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, California · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 3.09 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.87 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14802 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14802 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14802 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14802 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.48 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.55 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.529 km NW of Benton, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.71 km E of Round Valley, California · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65421 (also filed as ci115027). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.