M2.5 earthquake 16 km SSE of Markleeville, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jul 10, 1987, 7:02 AM PDT

UTC

1987-07-10 14:02:41 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.567° N, 119.695° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

36

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast20 kmWNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast36 kmS
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast108 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast519 kmNNW

After

1. 2.215 km S of Kingvale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 6:49 PM PDT · 14324 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 6:50 AM PDT · 14323 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaWed, Jul 22, 1:56 AM PDT · 14317 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.512 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Aug 3, 5:45 PM PDT · 14305 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.814 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 6, 7:48 AM PDT · 14302 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 6, 1:28 PM PDT · 14302 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 4:39 AM PDT · 14294 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.226 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 5:15 PM PDT · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.78 km SW of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 7:30 PM PDT · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, CAFri, Aug 14, 7:31 PM PDT · 14294 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.725 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 3:34 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.7California-Nevada border regionSat, Aug 15, 3:34 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.731 km E of Mono City, CASat, Aug 15, 5:53 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 6:37 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSat, Aug 15, 6:44 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 6:55 AM PDT · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.826 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.726 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 4:30 PM PDT · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.326 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 9:30 PM PDT · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.9California-Nevada border regionSat, Aug 15, 9:35 PM PDT · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.626 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 17, 2:55 AM PDT · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.426 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 17, 5:23 AM PDT · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.827 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Aug 19, 3:39 PM PDT · 14289 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.99 km SE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 19, 10:58 PM PDT · 14288 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.59 km SE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 20, 1:03 AM PDT · 14288 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.69 km SE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 20, 3:36 PM PDT · 14288 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.46 km W of Walker, CaliforniaSat, Aug 22, 9:22 AM PDT · 14286 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.512 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Aug 24, 12:19 AM PDT · 14284 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
29. 1.61 km WNW of Red Corral, CaliforniaMon, Aug 24, 10:54 AM PDT · 14284 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
30. 3.112 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 1:24 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
31. 2.413 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 1:47 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
32. 3.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 1:51 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
33. 3.011 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 1:55 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
34. 3.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 2:10 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.411 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 2:38 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.29 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 2:39 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 6:00 AM PDT · 14282 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.411 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Aug 26, 7:07 PM PDT · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.216 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 27, 4:28 PM PDT · 14281 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.618 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 27, 4:30 PM PDT · 14281 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Aug 28, 8:18 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
43. 3.611 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 28, 8:59 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
44. 2.811 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 28, 9:08 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
45. 2.218 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 28, 9:27 PM PDT · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
46. 2.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Aug 31, 3:02 PM PDT · 14277 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
47. 2.711 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 14277 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
48. 2.811 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Sep 2, 2:02 PM PDT · 14275 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 12:00 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.224 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 5:18 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.313 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 11:54 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.315 km S of Kingvale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 7:47 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 10:30 AM PDT · 14339 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.931 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 7:14 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.810 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 9:02 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.629 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 17, 8:24 PM PDT · 14352 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102943. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.