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M3.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Doyle, California

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Doyle, California on Fri, Aug 28, 1987, 5:12 PM PDT (00:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-08-29 00:12:10 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.048° N, 120.209° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km SSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14276 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSE of Whitehawk, California · 14275 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.61 km S of Canyondam, California · 14263 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.0Northern California · 14262 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.45 km S of Sierraville, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.85 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 14260 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.012 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14252 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.82 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14248 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.2Northern California · 14248 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14247 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.9Northern California · 14242 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.36 km SSW of Spring Garden, California · 14238 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.84 km SE of Johnsville, California · 14226 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.814 km S of Kingvale, California · 14226 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.510 km NW of Belden, California · 14224 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.316 km NE of Greenhorn, California · 14221 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Chester, California · 14219 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.914 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14278 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, California · 14292 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14299 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Janesville, California · 14304 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10084947. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.