California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Aug 19, 1990, 12:07 AM PDT (07:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ESE of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-08-19 07:07:03 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.541° N, 118.467° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13194 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.52 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13194 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.53 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.62 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13192 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.52 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13189 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13189 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13188 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13187 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.19 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13186 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.714 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.715 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13184 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13184 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.514 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13184 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.75 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13183 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13182 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13181 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13181 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.722 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13180 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.64 km SE of Bishop, California · 13178 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.57 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13177 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.87 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13175 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.812 km NNW of Benton, California · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13198 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13200 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13201 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13202 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.119 km NNW of Benton, California · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13203 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13204 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.84 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13205 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.74 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13206 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13206 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13207 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.8Central California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.822 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13208 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc162877 (also filed as ci2003198). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.