California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km S of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km S of Mesa, California on Thu, Nov 29, 1984, 5:42 PM PST (01:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-30 01:42:38 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.365° N, 118.548° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.510km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15282 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.56 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.06 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.86 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.81 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.23 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.15 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.811 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.75 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.56 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.02 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.25 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.06 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.15 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.96 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.55 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.44 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.23 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.95 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.73 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.34 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.81 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.07 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.01 km S of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.35 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.02 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.32 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.64 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.96 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.32 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.06 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.76 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.96 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15280 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.76 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15280 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.56 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15280 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.75 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.15 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.52 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.35 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.32 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.85 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.25 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.04 km SSW of Big Creek, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.83 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.71 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.25 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.712 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.95 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.43 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.06 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.52 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc33254. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.