California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Mesa, California on Fri, Apr 10, 1987, 7:36 PM PDT (02:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-11 02:36:48 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.528° N, 118.451° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14399 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14398 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.921 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.916 km E of Mono City, California · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14393 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14392 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.925 km E of Bishop, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.210 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.63 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14388 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.77 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.59 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14388 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14386 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.215 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.510 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.416 km E of Mono City, California · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98365. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.