California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mesa, California on Mon, Jan 18, 1988, 2:04 AM PST (10:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 25 km E of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-18 10:04:21 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.529° N, 118.429° 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
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
30

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. 1.624 km E of Mono City, California · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 14120 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.725 km E of Mono City, California · 14120 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.86 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.625 km E of Mono City, California · 14120 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14119 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14119 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14119 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14119 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.724 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14118 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.73 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 14118 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.81 km S of Wilkerson, California · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14117 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.111km ESE of Independence, CA · 14117 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14117 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.922 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14116 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.024 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.115 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.819 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14116 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.58 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14116 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14116 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.024 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.823 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.923 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.923 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.723 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.923 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 14115 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.914 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14115 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.729 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14115 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.023 km E of Mono City, California · 14115 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14115 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14115 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14115 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 14115 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.629 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14114 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.824 km E of Mono City, California · 14114 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.824 km E of Mono City, California · 14114 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.722 km E of Mono City, California · 14114 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14113 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.61 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14113 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.123 km E of Mono City, California · 14113 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14113 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.823 km E of Mono City, California · 14112 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14112 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14112 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14112 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 14112 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.38 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14111 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14111 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14110 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc111070. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.