California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km S of Kingvale, California on Wed, Jul 15, 1987, 6:49 PM PDT (01:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Doyle, 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
1987-07-16 01:49:37 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.185° N, 120.457° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14326 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14325 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, California · 14297 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.78 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14296 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 14296 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14296 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14296 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.61 km WNW of Red Corral, California · 14286 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.79 km WNW of Doyle, California · 14282 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.36 km SSE of Whitehawk, California · 14280 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.0Northern California · 14267 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Truckee, California · 14327 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.516 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.315 km S of Kingvale, California · 14338 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Sierra City, California · 14355 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10084396. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.