California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km SSE of Doyle, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Doyle, California on Sun, Oct 19, 1986, 9:27 PM PDT (04:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km SSW of Sattley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-20 04:27:08 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.993° N, 120.085° 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, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km SSW of Sattley, California · 14581 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.84 km S of Sattley, California · 14581 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSW of Sattley, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.539 km ENE of Herlong, California · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.22 km W of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14575 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.14 km S of Sattley, California · 14574 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.5Northern California · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.12 km S of Taylorsville, California · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.98 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Belden, California · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.013 km E of Alta, California · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.99 km N of Truckee, California · 14562 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.211 km SE of Sierraville, California · 14558 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.014 km S of Kingvale, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14543 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.111 km N of Truckee, CA · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.86 km W of Floriston, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.07 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14537 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.05 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.314 km S of Kingvale, California · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.5Northern California · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.14 km SW of Prattville, California · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.55 km WSW of Prattville, California · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.83 km WSW of Prattville, California · 14527 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.93 km SW of Sierraville, California · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of Sierraville, California · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.03 km SW of Sierraville, California · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.04 km WSW of Sierraville, California · 14587 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14588 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Chester, California · 14588 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.51 km WSW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 14588 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.91 km SW of Floriston, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSW of Floriston, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.69 km SW of Doyle, California · 14596 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.06 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.88 km S of Sierraville, California · 14598 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.6Northern California · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1144657. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.