M2.5 earthquake 7km SSW of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Markleeville, CA on Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 12:48 AM PST (08:48 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16km E of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.206 · 27 stations
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.4 · 14 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72975151 (also filed as nn00623011). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.