California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WSW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Markleeville, California on Tue, May 18, 1982, 5:37 PM PDT (00:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km ENE of Bridgeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-19 00:37:38 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.683° N, 119.848° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.73 km NW of Truckee, California · 16194 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.513 km WSW of Walker, California · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16187 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Diamond Springs, California · 16182 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.51 km ESE of Shingle Springs, California · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.55 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16175 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.010 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.63 km NNE of Markleeville, California · 16175 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.46 km E of Alpine Village, California · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.410 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNW of Alpine Village, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.810 km NW of Long Barn, California · 16142 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.217 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.917 km SE of Walker, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.017 km SE of Walker, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.117 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16207 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.22 km N of Mesa Vista, California · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074544. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.