California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Mesa, California on Fri, Feb 6, 1987, 3:09 PM PST (23:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 11 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-06 23:09:45 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.404° N, 118.510° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14451 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.819 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.736 km E of Mono City, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.820 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94104. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.