Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km NE of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Markleeville, California on Thu, Jun 10, 1982, 4:29 AM PDT (11:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km NNW of Alpine Village, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-10 11:29:03 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.756° N, 119.688° W
Region
Nevada
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, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.82 km NNW of Alpine Village, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.810 km NW of Long Barn, California · 16142 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.02 km ESE of Mono City, California · 16135 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.8Northern California · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.010 km NW of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California · 16120 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km E of Alpine Village, California · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.63 km NNE of Markleeville, California · 16175 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.010 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16175 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.55 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Diamond Springs, California · 16182 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.37 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16187 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.513 km WSW of Walker, California · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.73 km NW of Truckee, California · 16194 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.89 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.217 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Walker, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.017 km SE of Walker, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075224. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.