California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km N of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km N of Mesa, California on Mon, Sep 3, 1984, 11:29 AM PDT (18:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-03 18:29:47 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.455° N, 118.543° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15359 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15358 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 15357 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.211 km NW of Benton, California · 15356 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.38 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15355 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.633 km W of Independence, California · 15355 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.411 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15355 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.25 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15354 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15353 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.87 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15353 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.935 km E of Mono City, California · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Bishop, California · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15351 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15350 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15348 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.611 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.03 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15348 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15347 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.60 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.60 km S of Wilkerson, California · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15345 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.97 km WSW of Benton, California · 15345 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15345 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.33 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15345 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.21 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15344 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.72 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15344 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15343 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15343 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.323 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15343 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.233km E of Big Pine, CA · 15342 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15342 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15342 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 15342 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15341 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.56 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15341 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.625 km E of Mono City, California · 15341 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc27143. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.