California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of Kingvale, California on Mon, Oct 19, 1987, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km ESE of Alpine Village, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-10-19 13:07:12 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.192° N, 120.458° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
38

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km N of Mesa Vista, California · 14225 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.316 km NE of Greenhorn, California · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14217 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.95 km NW of Loyalton, California · 14209 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.42 km NNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14203 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.53 km NNW of Johnsville, California · 14203 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.27 km SSW of Doyle, California · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.72 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14197 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.17 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14197 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.51 km S of Volcano, California · 14197 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.11 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.914 km SE of Sierraville, California · 14194 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.110 km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 14194 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.06 km N of Truckee, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.04 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14191 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.119 km NNE of Buckhorn, California · 14184 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14183 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.412 km WSW of Doyle, California · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.96 km N of Truckee, California · 14174 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.27 km NNE of Markleeville, California · 14169 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.16 km ESE of Alpine Village, California · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km SE of Johnsville, California · 14228 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Spring Garden, California · 14240 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.411 km SW of Kirkwood, California · 14241 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.61 km SE of Oroville, California · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.9Northern California · 14244 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.113 km W of Coleville, California · 14244 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.2Northern California · 14250 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.012 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14254 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc107345. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.