California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Tue, Mar 10, 1987, 7:12 AM PST (15:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 31 km ENE of Lee Vining, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-10 15:12:58 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.549° N, 118.448° 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
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
29

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. 1.831 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.130 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.73 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14419 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.430 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14418 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.310km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.019 km NW of Benton, California · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.620 km NE of Mesa, California · 14417 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14417 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14417 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14417 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.018 km NE of Mesa, California · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14416 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14415 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.73 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14414 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14414 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14414 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.919 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14414 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14413 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14413 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.626 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14413 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14412 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.032 km E of Mono City, California · 14411 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14411 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14410 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.830 km E of Lee Vining, California · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14410 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.32 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14409 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.