California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Mesa, California on Mon, Aug 27, 1990, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 3 km NE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-08-27 10:00:07 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.555° N, 118.454° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13187 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.714 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13187 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13186 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13186 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.715 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.514 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.75 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13184 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13183 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13182 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13182 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13181 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.722 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13181 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.64 km SE of Bishop, California · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13179 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13179 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.57 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13178 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13177 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.87 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13176 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13176 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13175 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.728 km E of Mono City, California · 13174 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.926 km E of Mono City, California · 13174 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.87 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.97 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.67 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.85 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.85 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13168 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.712 km NW of Benton, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.04 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13165 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.710 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13163 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13162 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13162 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.718 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13162 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13161 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13189 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 13190 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13190 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.52 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13191 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13192 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13193 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.62 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.53 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13195 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.52 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc163268 (also filed as ci2003545). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.