California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sat, Sep 12, 1987, 1:26 PM PDT (20:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-12 20:26:11 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.547° N, 118.462° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
13

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. 2.06 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.110 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.910 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.02 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14235 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.61 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14233 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.67 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.62 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.227 km NW of Benton, California · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14230 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14230 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.52 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.73 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.72 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14229 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.07 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14229 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.94 km N of Round Valley, California · 14229 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.84 km N of Round Valley, California · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.324 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14229 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14229 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14228 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.324 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14228 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.928 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.218 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.62 km NNE of Swall Meadows, California · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14228 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.929 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14227 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14227 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14227 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.85 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14227 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.82 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.91 km NNE of Swall Meadows, California · 14226 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14226 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.226 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.920 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14225 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14225 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.76 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14225 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, CA · 14225 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.88 km ENE of June Lake, California · 14224 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14224 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.21 km NW of Mesa, California · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.