California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Thu, Oct 8, 1987, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-08 11:14:28 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.625° N, 118.944° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.312 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14214 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.220 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 14214 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14213 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14213 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.08 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14213 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.626 km NW of Benton, California · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.17 km S of Bootjack, CA · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14210 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.510 km SSE of Walker, California · 14210 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14208 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.929 km N of Big Creek, California · 14208 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14203 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14203 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.011 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14200 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14200 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106924. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.