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M1.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Markleeville, California on Tue, Feb 18, 1986, 2:22 AM PST (10:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km ENE of Bridgeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-18 10:22:47 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.680° N, 119.797° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km E of Walker, California · 14831 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.311 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14816 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.219 km S of Walker, California · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.413 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.212 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14806 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.011 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14804 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.31 km NW of Mesa Vista, California · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNW of El Portal, California · 14794 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.812 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 14783 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.311 km W of South Lake Tahoe, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.69 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14842 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.8Nevada · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Markleeville, California · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66616. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.