California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Oct 4, 1983, 8:33 AM PDT (15:33 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-04 15:33:16 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.481° N, 118.511° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15703 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15703 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.619 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15702 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.29 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15701 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.34 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.19 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15699 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.61 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.32 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.76 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15695 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.51 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15694 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15694 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15694 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.512km NNW of Lone Pine, CA · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.03 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15693 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.441km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.63 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.931 km E of Big Creek, California · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.312 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15690 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.725 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.111 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.05 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15686 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.610 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.0Central California · 15684 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15684 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.111 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15683 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 15683 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.11 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15683 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.69 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.845km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15682 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15682 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15682 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 15682 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15704 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.79 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15704 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 15705 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.232 km NW of Benton, California · 15705 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15705 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15706 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.65 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.59 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.09 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1104313. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.