California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 5:20 AM PDT (12:20 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-17 12:20:08 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.576° N, 118.433° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.925 km E of Bishop, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.210 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.63 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14388 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.77 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.59 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14388 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14387 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14386 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.215 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.510 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.416 km E of Mono City, California · 14384 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 4.23 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.63 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14383 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14383 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14383 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14383 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.12 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14381 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.73 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14380 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14380 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98752. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.