M2.8 earthquake 10 km ESE of Doyle, California
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Doyle, California on Sat, Dec 28, 1974, 3:52 AM PST (11:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-28 11:52:26 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.981° N, 120.000° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.1 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 324°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.96 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 18907 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.9Northern California · 18907 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.49 km N of Truckee, California · 18908 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.710 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 18908 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.07 km NNW of Truckee, California · 18917 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.58 km N of Truckee, California · 18917 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022380. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.