California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Dec 22, 1987, 2:16 PM PST (22:16 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1987-12-22 22:16:12 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.569° N, 118.431° 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
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
19

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14165 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14165 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14164 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14164 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14164 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14164 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNE of Bishop, California · 14164 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14163 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14162 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14162 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14161 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14161 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14161 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.25 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 14161 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14160 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.923 km E of Mono City, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.323 km E of Mono City, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14159 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14159 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14159 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.822 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14159 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14158 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 3.411 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14158 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14158 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.73 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14158 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14158 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14157 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.65 km ENE of June Lake, California · 14157 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14156 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14156 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14156 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14156 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14154 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14154 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.813 km E of Big Pine, California · 14154 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14153 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14153 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14153 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.711 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14153 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.515 km NE of Mesa, California · 14152 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.918 km NW of Benton, California · 14152 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14152 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Round Valley, California · 14166 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.717 km W of Round Valley, California · 14166 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14167 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.826 km E of Mono City, California · 14168 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14169 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14169 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.118 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14170 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14170 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.910 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14170 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.3Central California · 14171 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14171 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14172 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.931 km NW of Benton, California · 14173 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14173 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110162. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.