California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Markleeville, California on Fri, Aug 14, 1987, 7:30 PM PDT (02:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km SW of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-15 02:30:44 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.641° N, 119.851° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 14284 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.99 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 14279 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.59 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 14279 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.69 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 14278 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.46 km W of Walker, California · 14276 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.512 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14275 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.61 km WNW of Red Corral, California · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.112 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14273 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.413 km W of Bridgeport, California · 14273 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14273 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.011 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14273 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14273 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.411 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14272 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.29 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14272 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14272 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.411 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14272 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.216 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.618 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.611 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, CA · 14270 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.611 km W of Bridgeport, California · 14270 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.811 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14270 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.218 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.511 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14267 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.711 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14267 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.811 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14265 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.217 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14258 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.91 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.817 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.41 km SSE of Dorrington, California · 14241 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.113 km W of Coleville, California · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.411 km SW of Kirkwood, California · 14232 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14292 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.814 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14292 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.512 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14295 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14308 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14313 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc104603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.