California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km SE of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Markleeville, California on Thu, Jan 7, 1982, 10:03 AM PST (18:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km SW of Mesa Vista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-07 18:03:50 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.633° N, 119.696° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.220 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16313 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.81 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.815 km WSW of Lee Vining, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.59 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.97 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16305 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.011 km NW of Truckee, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.0Northern California · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of Buck Meadows, California · 16353 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.118 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.618 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16357 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071035. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.