California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Mesa, California on Fri, Jun 28, 2002, 6:50 PM PDT (01:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 0 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, 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
2002-06-29 01:50:46 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.479° N, 118.517° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.61Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.16 · 18 stations
2.2ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21232777 (also filed as nn00051607). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.