Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km E of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km E of Markleeville, California on Sat, Apr 11, 1987, 1:05 PM PDT (20:05 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km NW of Mesa Vista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-11 20:05:47 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.684° N, 119.670° W
Region
Nevada
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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km SSE of Walker, California · 14406 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Soda Springs, California · 14406 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.10 km NW of Mesa Vista, California · 14402 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.12 km SW of Walker, California · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.67 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14399 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.65 km S of Markleeville, California · 14399 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.312 km N of Truckee, California · 14396 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.916 km E of Mono City, California · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.911 km E of Kirkwood, California · 14393 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.812 km E of Kirkwood, California · 14393 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.13 km E of Truckee, California · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.416 km E of Mono City, California · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.510 km SE of Walker, California · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.425 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.35 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.613 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.39 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km S of Truckee, California · 14410 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.512 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.29 km SSE of Walker, California · 14411 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.310 km E of Markleeville, California · 14415 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.715 km S of Kingvale, California · 14415 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.114 km S of Kingvale, California · 14415 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.97 km ESE of Mono City, California · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.820 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.69 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.411 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.710 km SSE of Walker, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.018 km ESE of Walker, California · 14434 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.812 km ESE of Kirkwood, California · 14436 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98412. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.