California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km SSW of Doyle, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Doyle, California on Tue, Nov 17, 1987, 5:09 AM PST (13:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km ENE of Herlong, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-17 13:09:02 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.965° N, 120.127° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14198 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14198 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.914 km SE of Sierraville, California · 14195 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 14195 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.06 km N of Truckee, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.04 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14191 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.85 km SE of Canyondam, California · 14186 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.412 km WSW of Doyle, California · 14182 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.96 km N of Truckee, California · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.25 km WSW of Greenville, California · 14172 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.42 km W of Johnstonville, California · 14171 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.09 km NE of Chester, California · 14171 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.04 km N of Verdi, California · 14162 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.02 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.012km W of Susanville, CA · 14159 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.011 km W of Susanville, California · 14156 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.07 km WNW of Sierra City, California · 14154 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSW of East Shore, California · 14151 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.029 km ENE of Herlong, California · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNW of Belden, California · 14142 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km NNW of Litchfield, California · 14199 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.53 km NNW of Johnsville, California · 14204 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.42 km NNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14204 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.54 km WNW of Belden, California · 14206 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.95 km NW of Loyalton, California · 14210 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14217 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Chester, California · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.316 km NE of Greenhorn, California · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.814 km S of Kingvale, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.84 km SE of Johnsville, California · 14229 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1153868. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.