California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Mesa, California on Wed, Feb 11, 1987, 7:15 PM PST (03:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-12 03:15:38 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.529° N, 118.469° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14451 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.819 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.736 km E of Mono City, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.820 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.912 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.610 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14446 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14446 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.86 km WSW of Big Creek, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.37 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.23 km W of Round Valley, California · 14445 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.817 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14444 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14442 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, California · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14442 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94546. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.