California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Fri, Oct 9, 1987, 6:23 PM PDT (01:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-10 01:23:09 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.528° N, 118.441° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14213 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14213 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.08 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14213 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.626 km NW of Benton, California · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14210 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14208 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.929 km N of Big Creek, California · 14208 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14207 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14204 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14203 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14203 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.011 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.130 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc107005. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.