California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Feb 26, 1987, 9:47 AM PST (17:47 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-02-26 17:47:13 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.561° N, 118.456° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.819 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.736 km E of Mono City, California · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.820 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.912 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.610 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 3.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.86 km WSW of Big Creek, California · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.37 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.23 km W of Round Valley, California · 14455 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14455 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.817 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14454 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, California · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.97 km S of Bridgeport, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.61 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95558. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.