M1.6 earthquake 9 km N of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jan 17, 1983, 1:22 AM PST

UTC

1983-01-17 09:22:39 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.505° N, 118.528° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

246°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast17 kmNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast127 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast129 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmN

After

1. 1.7California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 17, 2:21 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
2. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:19 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:21 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:33 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:50 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:56 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 5:36 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.99 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 5:42 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 6:56 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.27 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 7:14 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 7:15 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 8:27 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 8:31 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.27 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 8:52 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 10:08 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
16. 3.26 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 10:20 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.010km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Jan 17, 10:21 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 10:33 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 12:24 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
20. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 12:28 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 1:07 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
22. 2.28 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 1:23 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
23. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 1:33 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
24. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 1:49 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
25. 2.68 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:14 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
26. 3.257km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:20 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 3:41 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 5:01 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.48 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 5:20 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
30. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 5:59 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 8:32 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
32. 2.215 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 11:21 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 11:54 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
34. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 12:50 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 1:21 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 1:30 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 1:54 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 2:40 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
39. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 4:26 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 5:05 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
41. 2.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 6:58 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.02 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:20 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
43. 1.610 km WSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:23 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:32 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
45. 2.57 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:02 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
46. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:41 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.49 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:56 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.59 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:57 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
49. 1.99 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:59 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
50. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 10:21 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
51. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 11:31 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 12:48 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
53. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 12:50 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 12:56 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
55. 2.718km S of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jan 18, 2:44 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
56. 2.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 3:03 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
57. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 3:14 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.75 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 3:38 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
59. 1.77 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 4:06 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 4:22 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 12:23 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 11:09 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.833km SW of Independence, CASun, Jan 16, 10:15 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 9:45 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 8:19 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 7:18 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 5:50 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 5:29 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
10. 3.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 5:22 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 5:14 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 4:57 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 3:38 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 12:09 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 11:34 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.14 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:27 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 9:51 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 9:44 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 7:12 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 7:08 AM PST · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1086063. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.