California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Truckee, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Truckee, California on Sat, Aug 15, 1987, 6:37 AM PDT (13:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Doyle, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-15 13:37:56 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.389° N, 120.136° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.79 km WNW of Doyle, California · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.36 km SSE of Whitehawk, California · 14268 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.0Northern California · 14255 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.45 km S of Sierraville, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.91 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.85 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 14253 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.012 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14245 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.2Northern California · 14241 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.9Northern California · 14235 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.411 km SW of Kirkwood, California · 14232 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.36 km SSW of Spring Garden, California · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 14284 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.78 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14284 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.914 km S of Kingvale, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.315 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 14292 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14308 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14313 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1152014. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.