M1.5 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Apr 4, 1987, 12:24 PM PST

UTC

1987-04-04 20:24:22 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.574° N, 118.440° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

28

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast21 kmN
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast138 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast139 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast392 kmN

After

1. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 12:52 PM PST · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 10:19 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 10:26 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.73 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 8:01 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 2:05 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 6:29 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.919 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 7:36 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 11:23 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 1:53 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 2:18 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 2:30 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 2:45 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 7:57 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 9:41 AM PDT · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.626 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 1:12 PM PDT · 14419 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 2:17 PM PDT · 14419 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 7, 4:44 PM PDT · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CAWed, Apr 8, 10:07 AM PDT · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Apr 8, 9:24 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.032 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 6:59 AM PDT · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 3:25 PM PDT · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
22. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 10:07 PM PDT · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 2:56 AM PDT · 14417 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 9:33 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
25. 1.830 km E of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 10:26 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 1:28 PM PDT · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
27. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 7:36 PM PDT · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:36 PM PDT · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.32 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 9:16 PM PDT · 14416 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
30. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 2:08 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 4:04 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 10:15 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
33. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
34. 1.87 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 5:04 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
35. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:50 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 2:49 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 2:51 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 4:42 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
39. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 3:06 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 7:07 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 8:28 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
43. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 10:07 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
44. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 10:51 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 11:31 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
46. 1.918 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 12:28 AM PDT · 14413 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.89 km WSW of West Bishop, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 1:16 AM PDT · 14413 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 6:22 AM PDT · 14413 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 11:12 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 11:53 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
52. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 12:49 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 2:18 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
54. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 10:34 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.621 km S of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 3:08 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 6:02 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
57. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 12:41 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
58. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 2:10 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
59. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 3:41 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 2:39 AM PST · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 12:00 AM PST · 14423 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 11:44 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.018 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 5:33 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 4:32 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 2:20 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 1:38 PM PST · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 8:51 AM PST · 14423 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Apr 3, 8:15 AM PST · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 9:57 PM PST · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.620 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 8:34 PM PST · 14424 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 2:38 PM PST · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 9:45 AM PST · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.019 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 9:31 AM PST · 14424 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 7:25 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 6:32 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.310km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 2, 6:17 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 6:17 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 2:05 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.430 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaThu, Apr 2, 2:00 AM PST · 14425 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97950. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.