M1.8 earthquake 0 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 11, 1987, 9:13 AM PST

UTC

1987-03-11 17:13:24 UTC

Depth

11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.424° N, 118.538° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

33

• West Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 2,607. Forecast10 kmNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast120 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast123 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast376 kmN

After

1. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 11:44 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 10:32 PM PST · 14446 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 1:00 AM PST · 14446 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 4:39 PM PST · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 10:02 PM PST · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 12:29 AM PST · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 12:54 AM PST · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 11:33 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 11:41 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.315 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 11:00 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 11:45 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.88 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 5:18 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 5:57 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.58 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 7:40 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 4:54 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 1:11 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 1:17 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Mar 15, 3:09 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.4California-Nevada border regionSun, Mar 15, 4:48 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 5:25 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
21. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 11:57 PM PST · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
22. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 12:55 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
23. 1.713 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 10:04 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 18, 9:11 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
25. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 12:46 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 2:04 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.520 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 7:32 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.016 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 1:30 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 4:36 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 5:01 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
31. 1.52 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 9:46 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
32. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 12:07 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 4:40 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 5:45 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 5:51 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 12:25 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
37. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Mar 20, 9:45 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
38. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 7:04 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 2:10 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 11:51 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 11:54 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
42. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Mar 22, 12:23 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
43. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Mar 22, 4:31 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.09 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Mar 22, 8:52 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.010 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 7:51 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.310 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 8:47 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
47. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 8:54 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
48. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Mar 23, 11:17 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
49. 1.818 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 7:24 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
50. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 5:23 PM PST · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 12:41 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
52. 1.810 km ENE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaWed, Mar 25, 6:45 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
53. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Mar 27, 2:01 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
54. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 8:20 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.820 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 9:20 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.731 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 2:02 AM PST · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 11:26 AM PST · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 3:29 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.015 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 5:46 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 6:14 PM PST · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 2.315 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 4:12 AM PST · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 9:28 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.66 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 7:02 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.67 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 5:56 PM PST · 14447 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 7:14 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 7:12 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.413 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 11:34 PM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
8. 3.113 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 11:45 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 10:50 AM PST · 14448 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 7:01 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 12:55 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 12:50 AM PST · 14449 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
13. 3.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Mar 8, 9:32 PM PST · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 5:43 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 2:57 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 1:30 PM PST · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.817 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 7, 1:26 PM PST · 14450 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 7:40 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 2:50 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 6, 2:37 PM PST · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96495 (also filed as ci718664). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.