California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sat, Mar 7, 1987, 1:30 PM PST (21:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-07 21:30:04 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.557° N, 118.457° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, California · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.413 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14448 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14448 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.315 km NE of Mesa, California · 14448 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.80 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14445 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.315 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14445 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.88 km NNW of Benton, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.58 km NNW of Benton, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14444 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.713 km NNW of Benton, California · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.016 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.52 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14437 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14436 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.09 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14436 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.817 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14451 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.23 km W of Round Valley, California · 14452 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.37 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.86 km WSW of Big Creek, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.610 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.912 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.820 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96438 (also filed as ci718470). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.