California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km NNW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Kingvale, California on Fri, Jun 12, 1987, 5:41 AM PDT (12:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km E of Sierra Brooks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-12 12:41:27 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.378° N, 120.468° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
23

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14346 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.88 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14346 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.38 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14345 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.96 km W of Sierra City, California · 14342 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.315 km S of Kingvale, California · 14325 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.79 km N of Truckee, California · 14314 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.215 km S of Kingvale, California · 14314 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14313 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.77 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14307 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14292 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km S of Crescent Mills, California · 14349 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.010 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.39 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.613 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101805. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.