California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Mesa, California on Mon, Mar 2, 1987, 3:24 AM PST (11:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-02 11:24:53 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.555° N, 118.428° 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
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNW of Benton, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14435 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.016 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14433 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.52 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14432 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14431 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14430 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.09 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.010 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.310 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.818 km NE of Mesa, California · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.810 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14426 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.820 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 14424 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.015 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14423 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.69 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.97 km ESE of Mono City, California · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.831 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.130 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14421 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.73 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14421 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.430 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.310km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.019 km NW of Benton, California · 14420 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96015 (also filed as ci718115). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.