California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km WNW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Mesa, California on Wed, Oct 14, 1987, 11:30 PM PDT (06:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-15 06:30:40 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.424° N, 118.559° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
17

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. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14203 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14203 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.011 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14200 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14200 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14199 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.130 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.024 km E of Mono City, California · 14197 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.03 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14197 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.96 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14197 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14197 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.00 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14196 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.510 km NW of Benton, California · 14196 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14196 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.09 km NW of Benton, California · 14196 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14196 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.69 km NW of Benton, California · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.99 km NW of Benton, California · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.92 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14194 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1153209. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.