California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km S of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Markleeville, California on Fri, May 3, 1985, 6:17 PM PDT (01:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km N of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-04 01:17:50 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.650° N, 119.784° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km N of Truckee, California · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.729 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15116 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.726km NE of Foresthill, CA · 15111 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.819 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15111 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.031 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.62 km W of Markleeville, California · 15104 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.78 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.83 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 15102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.111 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.517 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.531 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.630 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.711 km SW of Walker, California · 15066 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.58 km N of Truckee, California · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.77 km NE of Truckee, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.07 km NE of Truckee, California · 15059 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.46 km SE of Markleeville, California · 15059 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km S of Markleeville, California · 15117 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.47 km WSW of Coleville, California · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.97 km WSW of Coleville, California · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.47 km WSW of Coleville, California · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.57 km WSW of Coleville, California · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.58 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15121 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.68 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15131 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.610 km N of Truckee, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.110 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15145 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.59 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.411 km NW of Truckee, California · 15146 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.60 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 15146 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47202. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.