California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Mesa, California on Sun, Sep 6, 1987, 8:07 PM PDT (03:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-07 03:07:14 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.398° N, 118.564° 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
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
23

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. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14247 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14247 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14246 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.513 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.814 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.713 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.912 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.619 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.813 km NW of Benton, California · 14244 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.62 km NW of Mesa, California · 14244 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.710 km W of Wilkerson, California · 14243 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14243 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14241 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.734 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14238 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.92 km W of Round Valley, California · 14238 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.929 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14238 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14238 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.116 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14237 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.117 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.06 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.110 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.910 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.02 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14235 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.61 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14233 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.67 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.62 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.227 km NW of Benton, California · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14230 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14230 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.52 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14229 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105424. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.