California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Nov 25, 1987, 12:14 AM PST (08:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-25 08:14:33 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.555° N, 118.454° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.56 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14189 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14188 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14187 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.024 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14186 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.414 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14186 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14186 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.63 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14186 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14186 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.513 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14183 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 14183 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14182 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CA · 14182 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14182 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.88 km NW of Benton, California · 14182 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14180 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14179 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14179 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.51 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14178 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.77 km N of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14177 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14177 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14177 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14176 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 14176 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.74 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.833 km NW of Benton, California · 14175 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14175 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14189 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.55 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.46 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14191 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.015 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14192 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.214 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14192 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14194 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14194 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.818 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.817 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.82 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14195 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.111 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 14196 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc108983 (also filed as ci736118). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.