California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Jun 15, 1987, 5:49 AM PDT (12:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-15 12:49:16 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.559° N, 118.454° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.515 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.514 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.629 km E of Mono City, California · 14347 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.536 km NW of Benton, California · 14347 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.835 km NW of Benton, California · 14347 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Round Valley, California · 14347 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14347 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.11 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.522 km SSE of Benton, California · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.93 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.715 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.22 km WNW of West Bishop, California · 14345 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14344 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14342 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.97 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14342 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14342 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14341 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14341 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14340 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.16 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14340 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.931 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14340 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.527 km NW of Benton, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14340 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14339 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14339 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.85 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14339 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14339 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.66 km SE of Bishop, California · 14338 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14338 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.413 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14337 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14337 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, California · 14337 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.521 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14337 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.82 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14336 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14350 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14350 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14351 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14352 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14352 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14353 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14355 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101940. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.