California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km NW of Midpines, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Midpines, California on Mon, Oct 19, 1987, 7:10 PM PDT (02:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-10-20 02:10:30 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.598° N, 119.975° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14227 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.312 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14226 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14226 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.08 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14225 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Los Banos, California · 14224 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14224 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.17 km S of Bootjack, CA · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.929 km N of Big Creek, California · 14220 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14218 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.322 km E of Yosemite Valley, California · 14215 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14213 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14208 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14205 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14204 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14204 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14203 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.511 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14203 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14203 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.917 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.026 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14202 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.125 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14201 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14200 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.817 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.818 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.73 km S of Merced, California · 14197 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14196 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.913 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14196 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.518 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14196 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.114 km SE of Catheys Valley, CA · 14193 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14193 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14230 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.230 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14230 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.224 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14231 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14231 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.128 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14231 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.826 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.930 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14231 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.925 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14232 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.026 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14232 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.025 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14233 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.06 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14233 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.913 km S of Bootjack, California · 14234 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.225 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.329 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14235 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.026 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14235 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.825 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14235 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085365. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.