California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Markleeville, California on Sat, Aug 12, 1978, 8:10 PM PDT (03:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Ma), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-08-13 03:10:25 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.660° N, 119.701° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km E of Mono City, California · 17570 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.423 km E of Mono City, California · 17570 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.224 km E of Mono City, California · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.524 km E of Mono City, California · 17569 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.423 km E of Mono City, California · 17567 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.623 km E of Mono City, California · 17564 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.72 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.91 km WNW of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.24 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.61 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.11 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 17560 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.60 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.01 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.82 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.51 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.01 km SSW of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.60 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.10 km SSW of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.00 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.52 km ENE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.11 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.51 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.62 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.12 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.61 km E of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.02 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 17559 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.64 km NW of Mesa Vista, California · 17557 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.80 km E of Mesa Vista, California · 17556 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.62 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.20 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 17556 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.92 km E of Mesa Vista, California · 17555 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.80 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 17555 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.51 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 3.00 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.11 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 17549 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.21 km ESE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.327 km E of Mono City, California · 17538 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 17524 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 3.013 km N of Virginia City, Nevada · 17524 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 3.03 km S of Coleville, California · 17523 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 17596 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.48 km S of Walker, California · 17599 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1041619. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.