M1.7 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 7, 1987, 2:39 AM PST

UTC

1987-01-07 10:39:20 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.572° N, 118.438° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

26

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast21 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast138 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast139 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast392 kmN

After

1. 1.53 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 4:17 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 4:32 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.66 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 5:16 AM PST · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 7:48 AM PST · 14510 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 2:31 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jan 7, 10:00 PM PST · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.76 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jan 8, 7:32 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 10:47 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 10:55 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 9, 3:55 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
11. 1.925 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 3:07 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.418 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 5:33 AM PST · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 7:59 AM PST · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 10:29 AM PST · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.628 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 10, 2:23 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 7:13 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.720 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 10:29 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.620 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jan 11, 10:44 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.719 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 4:56 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 5:01 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
21. 1.925 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jan 12, 6:33 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 12:19 AM PST · 14505 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
23. 2.67 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 7:25 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
24. 2.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 9:07 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.033 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 12:41 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 12:47 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 1:27 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.37 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 3:04 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.115 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 3:24 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.530 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jan 13, 7:21 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.533 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 12:05 AM PST · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 11:23 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 1:49 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
34. 1.831 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jan 14, 6:58 PM PST · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.29 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 1:43 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
36. 1.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Jan 15, 9:37 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 9:40 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 12:01 PM PST · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
39. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 7:49 PM PST · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
40. 1.610 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 2:52 AM PST · 14502 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 6:17 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 7:45 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 10:32 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
44. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jan 16, 12:42 PM PST · 14501 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jan 17, 10:15 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.920 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 17, 11:06 PM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 2:05 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.49 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 4:48 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.92 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 12:58 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
50. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 2:16 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 18, 9:16 PM PST · 14499 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.412 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 4:45 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 5:28 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 6:15 AM PST · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 9:41 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
56. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jan 19, 10:12 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
57. 1.7California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 19, 11:33 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jan 20, 5:33 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 20, 7:05 AM PST · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
60. 1.7California-Nevada border regionTue, Jan 20, 5:40 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.322 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 5:18 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.122 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 5:14 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 3:46 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jan 6, 8:32 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.0California-Nevada border regionTue, Jan 6, 4:16 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 5, 11:55 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 11:39 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.614 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 9:32 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:40 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:39 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 4:07 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 3:54 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 10:47 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 9:38 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 5:01 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 2:21 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
17. 1.819 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 2:05 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 11:12 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 9:50 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 10:15 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc91950. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.