California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Mesa, California on Thu, Jul 9, 1987, 6:29 AM PDT (13:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-07-09 13:29:03 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.467° N, 118.500° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
18

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 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14327 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14326 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.39km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of June Lake, California · 14326 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14326 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.27 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14326 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14325 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.07 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14325 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14325 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14325 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14325 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14325 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14325 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14325 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.729km NE of Independence, CA · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 14323 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14323 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14323 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14323 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.812 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14323 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.934 km NW of Benton, California · 14323 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.01 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14323 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.716 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14323 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.88 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14323 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.120 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14323 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14321 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14321 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.83 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14321 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14321 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14321 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.76 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14320 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14320 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14320 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14320 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14320 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14320 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14320 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14319 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, California · 14319 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.62 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14318 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14318 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.83 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14318 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.416 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14318 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14317 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14317 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14317 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14316 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.116 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14316 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14316 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.827km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14316 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.218 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14327 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14327 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.72 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14328 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.014 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.95 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14329 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14331 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.815 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.88km ESE of Independence, CA · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1151002. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.