California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Mesa, California on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 4:45 AM PST (12:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-12-02 12:45:47 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.439° N, 118.552° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
26

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NW of Benton, California · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14182 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14181 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.77 km N of Mesa, California · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14179 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 14178 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14177 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.833 km NW of Benton, California · 14177 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14177 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14177 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.635 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14177 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14176 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14176 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14176 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14175 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.86 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14175 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14175 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.129 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14175 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14174 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.212 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14174 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.78 km NW of Big Creek, California · 14173 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14171 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.55 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14171 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.611 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14171 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14171 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.331 km NW of Benton, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.931 km NW of Benton, California · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14169 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14168 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14168 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14168 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.3Central California · 14168 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14168 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.910 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14168 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14167 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.118 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14167 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CA · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14184 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.513 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14185 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14186 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14186 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14186 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14187 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14188 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.414 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.024 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14189 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.12 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109411. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.