California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Mesa, California on Thu, Apr 2, 1987, 9:45 AM PST (17:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-02 17:45:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.578° N, 118.426° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.620 km NE of Mesa, California · 14424 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.018 km NE of Mesa, California · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14423 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14422 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.73 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14421 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.919 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14420 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.626 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14420 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14419 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.032 km E of Mono City, California · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14417 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.830 km E of Lee Vining, California · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.32 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14416 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.87 km E of Bishop, California · 14415 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14415 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14415 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14414 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.918 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14413 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.89 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14413 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.019 km NW of Benton, California · 14425 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14425 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.310km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14425 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14425 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.430 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14425 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14425 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14426 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.73 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14426 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.130 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14426 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.831 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.97 km ESE of Mono City, California · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.69 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97870. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.