California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km WSW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Markleeville, California on Thu, Feb 19, 1981, 9:25 AM PST (17:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km NNW of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-02-19 17:25:11 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.661° N, 119.884° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323km NW of Yosemite Valley, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.810 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 16658 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.59 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16646 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 16643 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.94 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 16638 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.89 km SE of Alta, California · 16637 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSW of Soda Springs, California · 16636 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.58 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.011 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.011 km N of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.88 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.99 km NW of Truckee, California · 16623 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16623 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.08 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16619 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.19 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.110 km NW of Truckee, California · 16616 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.48 km NW of Truckee, California · 16612 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.953km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.218 km ENE of Pollock Pines, California · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.711 km NW of Truckee, California · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.25 km WSW of Mokelumne Hill, California · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.013 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16603 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.18 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16664 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.432km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.810 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.310 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16676 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16678 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.57 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.56 km S of Kingvale, California · 16689 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060557. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.