California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Dec 9, 1987, 10:24 AM PST (18:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km WNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-12-09 18:24:02 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.557° N, 118.457° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
41

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. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14150 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14150 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14149 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14149 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14149 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.25 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14149 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 14149 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.923 km E of Mono City, California · 14148 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.323 km E of Mono City, California · 14148 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14147 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14147 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.411 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14146 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.73 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14146 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14146 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14145 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14145 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.65 km ENE of June Lake, California · 14145 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14144 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14144 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14143 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14143 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.813 km E of Big Pine, California · 14143 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14141 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.711 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14141 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14140 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.918 km NW of Benton, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14140 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14139 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.64 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.62 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14138 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.929 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14136 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 14135 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109699 (also filed as ci738452). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.