California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, May 27, 1987, 6:37 PM PDT (01:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km SE of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-28 01:37:17 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.528° N, 118.468° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
39

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14353 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.320 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14352 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14351 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14350 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14349 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14349 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14349 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14349 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14348 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14348 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14348 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14347 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14345 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14345 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.615 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.515 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.514 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.629 km E of Mono City, California · 14343 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.536 km NW of Benton, California · 14342 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.835 km NW of Benton, California · 14342 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.96 km S of Round Valley, California · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.810 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14342 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.11 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14341 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.522 km SSE of Benton, California · 14341 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.93 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14340 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.715 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14340 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.22 km WNW of West Bishop, California · 14340 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14339 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14339 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14339 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14338 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14338 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.97 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14338 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14337 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14337 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14337 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14337 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101032. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.