California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Sep 11, 1987, 2:25 PM PDT (21:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 24 km E of Fish Camp, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-11 21:25:11 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.535° N, 118.479° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
19

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSW of West Bishop, California · 14263 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14262 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14262 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 14262 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14262 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14262 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14262 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14262 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.48 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.417 km NE of Mesa, California · 14260 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14260 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14260 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14260 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14260 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14259 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14259 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14259 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.725 km NW of Benton, California · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.87 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.817 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.715 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.727 km E of Mono City, California · 14257 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14256 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.07 km ENE of June Lake, California · 14256 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14256 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.72 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14256 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14254 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14254 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.513 km NW of Benton, California · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.814 km NW of Benton, California · 14253 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.713 km NW of Benton, California · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14253 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.912 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14253 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14252 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.619 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.813 km NW of Benton, California · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.62 km NW of Mesa, California · 14251 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.710 km W of Wilkerson, California · 14250 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14250 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14249 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.928 km E of Mono City, California · 14264 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.112 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14265 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.111 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14265 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.910 km ENE of Bass Lake, California · 14265 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14266 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.115 km NW of Big Creek, California · 14266 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14266 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 14267 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.34 km N of Round Valley, California · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14267 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.317 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14267 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.62 km SW of Mesa, California · 14268 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of Benton, California · 14268 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14268 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14268 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.225 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14269 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.125 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.87 km S of Round Valley, California · 14269 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105682. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.