California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Nov 4, 1987, 5:46 PM PST (01:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-05 01:46:31 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.529° N, 118.468° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
31

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. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.511 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.917 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.49 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.026 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14190 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.125 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14189 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.023 km E of Mono City, California · 14189 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.111 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 14188 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.82 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14188 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.817 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14188 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.818 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.214 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14185 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.015 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14185 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.46 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14184 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.55 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.53 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 3.56 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14181 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14181 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14179 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc108037. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.