California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sat, Dec 22, 1990, 9:38 PM PST (05:38 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SW of Aspen Springs, 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
1990-12-23 05:38:11 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.541° N, 118.445° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km NW of Benton, California · 13069 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.31 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13069 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13069 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13068 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Big Creek, California · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13066 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13066 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13065 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, California · 13064 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13062 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.15 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.81 km E of Mono City, California · 13059 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.99 km S of Round Valley, California · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.69 km S of Round Valley, California · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.24 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.92 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.88 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13056 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13056 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.72km ESE of Independence, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.727 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 13051 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.24 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 13050 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.951km W of Tonopah, NV · 13050 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13050 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.421 km E of Bishop, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.521 km E of Bishop, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13049 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13048 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.432 km NW of Benton, California · 13048 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.622 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13048 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.74 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 13046 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.621 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13045 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 13043 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.33 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13042 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.51 km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13040 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13040 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.97 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.211 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13039 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.021 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13038 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.625 km E of Mono City, California · 13037 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.225 km E of Mono City, California · 13037 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.50 km WSW of Mono City, California · 13070 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.67 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.13 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.18 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.05 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.617 km NNW of Benton, California · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.812 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13074 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.80 km E of Mono City, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.51 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.50 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13078 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 13079 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc203479. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.