California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km NW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Markleeville, California on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-16 04:37:47 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.716° N, 119.821° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14865 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.07 km E of Markleeville, California · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.8Nevada · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.69 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14842 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.52 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14834 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.25 km E of Walker, California · 14831 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.311 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14817 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.219 km S of Walker, California · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.413 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.212 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14890 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.210 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63684. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.