California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NNW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Mesa, California on Fri, Oct 2, 1987, 5:49 AM PDT (12:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 30 km E of Fish Camp, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-02 12:49:11 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.443° N, 118.554° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
39

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. 2.230 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14218 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14217 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.811 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.926 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14215 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14215 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.82 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.220 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 14214 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.08 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14213 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.626 km NW of Benton, California · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14208 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.929 km N of Big Creek, California · 14208 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14208 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14203 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14203 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106606. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.