California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Thu, Feb 19, 1987, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-19 09:24:02 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.533° N, 118.444° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
24

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.628 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14468 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.730 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14466 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14466 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.61 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14463 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14461 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14459 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.819 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.616 km E of Big Pine, California · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.25 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.518 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1147488. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.