M2.3 earthquake 4km N of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4km N of Markleeville, CA on Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 9:56 AM PDT (16:56 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5km W of Tahoe Vista, 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
2.26	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.184 · 22 stations
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.41 · 11 stations

1 person 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73072656 (also filed as nn00651074). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.