California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of Kingvale, California on Sun, Nov 16, 1986, 12:51 PM PST (20:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-11-16 20:51:48 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.190° N, 120.453° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
40

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km NW of Topaz, California · 14546 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14543 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.111 km N of Truckee, CA · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Floriston, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.07 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14537 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.314 km S of Kingvale, California · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.5Northern California · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.99 km N of Truckee, California · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14519 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.86 km WSW of Beale Air Force Base, California · 14502 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.712 km N of Truckee, California · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.812 km N of Truckee, California · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.515 km S of Kingvale, California · 14500 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.12 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 14499 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.211 km SE of Sierraville, California · 14558 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.26 km NE of Linda, California · 14561 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.99 km N of Truckee, California · 14562 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.53 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.013 km E of Alta, California · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.12 km SW of Sheridan, California · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.03 km WSW of Palermo, California · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.99 km E of West Point, California · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.6California-Nevada border region · 14570 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.5Northern California · 14574 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.14 km S of Sattley, California · 14574 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.49 km SSW of Sattley, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.84 km S of Sattley, California · 14581 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSW of Sattley, California · 14581 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.34 km SSE of Doyle, California · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88113 (also filed as usp000302v). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.