California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km E of Forest Meadows, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km E of Forest Meadows, California on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 6:32 AM PST (14:32 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km S of Catheys Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-07 14:32:03 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.169° N, 120.370° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.47 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 14465 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.74 km ESE of Rancho Calaveras, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.215 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14461 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Bear Valley, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.97 km S of Bridgeport, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.711 km S of Mariposa, California · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.87 km WSW of French Camp, California · 14452 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.911 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.315 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14438 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Kirkwood, California · 14436 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.018 km ESE of Walker, California · 14434 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.710 km SSE of Walker, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.411 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.69 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.015 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14422 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.714 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.310 km E of Markleeville, California · 14415 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.511 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 14414 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km NNE of Greeley Hill, California · 14480 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.512 km SE of Walker, California · 14491 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.44 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14502 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94138. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.