California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Mesa, California on Fri, Apr 3, 1987, 5:33 PM PST (01:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-04 01:33:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.554° N, 118.428° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.211 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.014 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14403 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14403 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14403 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.76 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14403 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.217 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.115km N of Independence, CA · 14402 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.941km E of Big Pine, CA · 14402 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14401 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.78 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14401 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14401 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14401 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.721 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 14399 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14399 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.84 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14398 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.916 km E of Mono City, California · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14393 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14392 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.925 km E of Bishop, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97977. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.