California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km SSW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Markleeville, California on Fri, Jan 29, 1982, 11:30 PM PST (07:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km SSW of Markleeville, California. This one was a foreshock.

Topaz Ranch Estates forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-30 07:30:30 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.614° N, 119.825° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16305 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.011 km NW of Truckee, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16271 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16271 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.68 km NW of Truckee, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.13 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.815 km WSW of Lee Vining, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.81 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16313 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.220 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.310 km SE of Markleeville, California · 16329 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071678. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.