California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Jan 29, 1987, 1:42 AM PST (09:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-29 09:42:09 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.557° N, 118.433° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
43

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km WSW of Benton, California · 14488 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.926 km E of Mono City, CA · 14488 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.718 km NW of Benton, California · 14487 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14487 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.51 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14486 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.120 km S of Benton, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14486 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.710 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14484 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.07 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.619 km NE of Mesa, California · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14480 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14480 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.59 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.930 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14479 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14478 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.918 km E of Big Pine, California · 14478 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.314 km E of Big Pine, California · 14477 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.115 km E of Big Pine, California · 14477 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14475 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.03 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.920 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93495 (also filed as ci716433). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.