California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, May 15, 1987, 7:01 PM PDT (02:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-16 02:01:59 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.463° N, 118.520° 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
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14381 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.123 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14381 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.731 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14380 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.825 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14379 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.723 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14379 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.525 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14379 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.619 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14379 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14379 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14378 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14377 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14377 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14376 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14375 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.812 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.626 km WNW of Benton, California · 14375 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.315 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14375 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.718 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14375 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14373 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14372 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14371 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14370 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14369 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14369 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14368 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14368 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.513 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14368 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14368 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14367 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14367 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14367 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14367 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.67 km N of Mesa, California · 14366 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14366 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14366 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.715 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14382 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.021 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14384 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.425 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14384 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.623 km SSE of Benton, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.78 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.620 km SSE of Benton, California · 14386 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.121 km SSE of Benton, California · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100503. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.