California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Jun 24, 1987, 8:28 PM PDT (03:28 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-06-25 03:28:34 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.576° N, 118.433° 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
±0.53
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14343 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.16 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.931 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.527 km NW of Benton, California · 14342 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14342 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.85 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14342 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14341 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.66 km SE of Bishop, California · 14341 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14341 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.413 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.521 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14339 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.82 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14339 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14339 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14339 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.65 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.011 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.96 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.06 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14337 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14337 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.97 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14336 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14335 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14335 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.88km ESE of Independence, CA · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14334 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14334 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.815 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14333 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14332 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14332 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14332 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.63 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14332 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.95 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14331 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.014 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.72 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14330 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.77 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14329 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14329 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.218 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14329 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14344 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14345 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14345 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.97 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14345 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14347 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14347 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.22 km WNW of West Bishop, California · 14348 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14348 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.715 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14348 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.93 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102319. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.