M1.6 earthquake 2 km W of Markleeville, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, May 16, 1985, 5:17 AM PDT

UTC

1985-05-16 12:17:07 UTC

Depth

-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.692° N, 119.807° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

7

• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast23 kmSSW
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast93 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast535 kmNNW

After

1. 1.78 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, May 18, 4:25 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.83 km WSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaSat, May 18, 9:05 PM PDT · 15102 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.710 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaSun, May 19, 3:27 AM PDT · 15101 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.111 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, May 21, 1:57 PM PDT · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, May 27, 8:22 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, May 27, 9:55 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
7. 3.517 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaTue, May 28, 12:56 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.09 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:44 PM PDT · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.07 km NNW of Kingvale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.711 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Jun 23, 9:06 AM PDT · 15066 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.58 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 6:35 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.77 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaFri, Jun 28, 9:35 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.07 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaSun, Jun 30, 9:24 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.46 km SE of Markleeville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 30, 2:03 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.37 km SSW of Kingvale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 10:15 PM PDT · 15055 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.124 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 4:03 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
17. 2.016 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 8:36 AM PDT · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 5:23 AM PDT · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.819 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, May 10, 2:56 AM PDT · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.726km NE of Foresthill, CAThu, May 9, 9:04 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.710 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaSat, May 4, 8:56 AM PDT · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.74 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 6:17 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.15 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 3:44 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.47 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 4:26 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.97 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 9:22 AM PDT · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.47 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 9:04 AM PDT · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.57 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 9:02 AM PDT · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.58 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 2:13 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.68 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 2:35 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1128124. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.