California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Nov 19, 1987, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 3 km SSW of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-19 15:47:59 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.555° N, 118.432° 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
59°
Stations used
34

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. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14177 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14177 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.513 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14176 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 14176 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14175 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CA · 14174 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14174 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.88 km NW of Benton, California · 14174 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14173 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14173 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14172 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.51 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.77 km N of Mesa, California · 14170 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14169 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14169 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 14169 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.74 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.833 km NW of Benton, California · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14167 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14167 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.635 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14167 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14167 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14166 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.86 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14166 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14166 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.212 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14164 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.78 km NW of Big Creek, California · 14164 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14162 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc108652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.