California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Jan 22, 1987, 10:04 AM PST (18:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-22 18:04:33 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.561° N, 118.457° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
42

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. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.244km NE of Independence, CA · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.215 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.711 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14462 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.518 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.25 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.616 km E of Big Pine, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.628 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14460 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14459 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.730 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14459 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93010. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.