M1.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Murphys, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Murphys, California on Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 8:40 AM PST (16:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 9km NE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-06 16:40:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.129° N, 120.427° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Station coverage gap
- 248°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2796 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
- 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2792 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 1.58 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2785 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.33km W of Markleeville, CA · 2784 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.5Northern California · 2764 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.74 km SSE of Vallecito, California · 2761 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.55 km NW of Topaz, California · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00676968. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.