California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SSW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Mesa, California on Sat, Nov 28, 1987, 9:30 AM PST (17:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 29 km ENE of Lee Vining, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-28 17:30:19 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.388° N, 118.553° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
20

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. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14167 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14166 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.86 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14166 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14166 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.212 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14164 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.78 km NW of Big Creek, California · 14164 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14162 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14162 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.611 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14162 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14162 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.331 km NW of Benton, California · 14161 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 14161 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.931 km NW of Benton, California · 14161 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14160 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14159 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14159 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14159 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14159 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.3Central California · 14159 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14158 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.910 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14158 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14158 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.118 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14158 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.63 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14157 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14157 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.826 km E of Mono City, California · 14156 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14156 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14155 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.717 km W of Round Valley, California · 14154 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.66 km W of Round Valley, California · 14154 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14154 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14153 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14153 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14153 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14152 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14152 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14152 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14152 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.84 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14152 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.62 km NNE of Bishop, California · 14152 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14151 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14151 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14150 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14150 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109262. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.