California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SSW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Mesa, California on Sun, Oct 4, 1987, 8:56 AM PDT (15:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-04 15:56:42 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.410° N, 118.549° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
41

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. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14218 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.811 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.926 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.82 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.220 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 14214 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.08 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14214 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.626 km NW of Benton, California · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14210 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14210 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.929 km N of Big Creek, California · 14208 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14208 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14204 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14203 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14202 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.011 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106731 (also filed as ci732070). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.