California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km S of Kingvale, California on Thu, Jul 16, 1987, 6:50 AM PDT (13:50 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km SW of Markleeville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-07-16 13:50:24 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.188° N, 120.451° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
22

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14307 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14292 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.78 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14284 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 14284 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.61 km WNW of Red Corral, California · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.79 km WNW of Doyle, California · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.36 km SSE of Whitehawk, California · 14267 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.0Northern California · 14254 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.45 km S of Sierraville, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km S of Kingvale, California · 14314 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km N of Truckee, California · 14314 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.516 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.315 km S of Kingvale, California · 14325 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.96 km W of Sierra City, California · 14342 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc103239. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.