California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km N of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Mesa, California on Wed, Nov 28, 1984, 3:52 PM PST (23:52 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-28 23:52:04 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.456° N, 118.545° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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. 1.54 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.12 km N of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.18 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.85 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.46 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.71 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.01 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.75 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.71 km E of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.05 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.45 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.84 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.63 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.82 km SW of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.56 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.6California-Nevada border region · 15282 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.51 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.01 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.21 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.77 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.46 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.05 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.710 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.95 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.52 km SSW of Mesa, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.35 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.66 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.06 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.97 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.55 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.87 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.05 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.83 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.97 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.82 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.52 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.06 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.43 km N of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.95 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.712 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.25 km W of Round Valley, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.71 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15281 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.79 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.86 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.13 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.82 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.83 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.83 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.01 km W of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.31 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.93 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.65 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.73 km N of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.05 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.44 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15282 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.75 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.34 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc41171. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.