California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, May 13, 1987, 11:36 AM PDT (18:36 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-05-13 18:36:35 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.585° N, 118.411° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14385 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14385 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.715 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.75 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14384 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.37 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.123 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14384 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.731 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14383 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14383 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.825 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.723 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.525 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.619 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14382 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14381 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14381 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14379 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14379 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14378 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.812 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.626 km WNW of Benton, California · 14378 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.315 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14378 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.718 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14377 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14377 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14376 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14376 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14375 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14372 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14372 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.513 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14370 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.619 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14387 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.425 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.623 km SSE of Benton, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14387 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.78 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.69 km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.620 km SSE of Benton, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.121 km SSE of Benton, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.920 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14390 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.73 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14390 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1149793. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.