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M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Mesa, California on Sat, Dec 19, 1987, 9:20 AM PST (17:20 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-12-19 17:20:14 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.410° N, 118.501° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
23

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. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14140 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14139 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14138 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.929 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14136 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14136 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 14135 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.316 km NE of Mesa, California · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14134 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14134 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.85 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14134 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.95 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14134 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.65 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14133 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14133 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.55 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14132 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14132 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.611 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14132 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14132 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14132 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.621 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14132 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.87 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14131 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14131 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.824 km NW of Benton, California · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.98 km NE of Bishop, California · 14131 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.525 km NW of Benton, California · 14131 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.825 km NW of Benton, California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.626 km NW of Benton, California · 14131 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.824 km NW of Benton, California · 14131 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14130 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.12 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.721 km SSE of Benton, California · 14129 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.815km NNE of Independence, CA · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14129 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.820 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14129 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.72 km SE of West Bishop, California · 14129 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14129 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14128 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14128 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.99 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14127 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.625 km E of Mono City, California · 14127 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.225 km E of Mono City, California · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.72 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14127 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.62 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14127 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.024 km E of Mono City, California · 14126 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.51 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 14126 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.29 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14126 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.