California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km ESE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Mesa, California on Sun, Jan 15, 1984, 7:13 AM PST (15:13 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 3 km S of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-15 15:13:21 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.417° N, 118.536° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km SSE of Mesa, California · 15598 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15597 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.412 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 15595 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.515 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15595 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 15594 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.75 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15594 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.75 km NE of June Lake, California · 15593 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.75 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.60 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15593 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15593 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15592 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15592 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.58 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15589 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15586 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15585 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.312 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15585 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.63 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.724 km E of Mono City, California · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.510 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.311 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.17km S of Independence, CA · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15582 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15582 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.413 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.98km S of Independence, CA · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.57 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15580 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.91 km NE of Mesa, California · 15579 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.11 km ENE of Mesa, California · 15578 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.64 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15578 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.86 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.95 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.97 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.56 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.58 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15577 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.714 km SSW of June Lake, California · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 15576 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15575 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15575 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.511 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.77 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15575 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15575 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.121 km NW of Benton, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15599 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.70 km E of Mesa, California · 15599 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.23 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15599 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.52 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15600 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.01 km ESE of Mesa, California · 15600 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.02 km SE of Mesa, California · 15600 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.81 km SE of Mesa, California · 15600 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.11 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15600 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.620 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.022 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15601 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.7Central California · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.915 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15602 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.66 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15602 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1983 (also filed as ci29347). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.