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M1.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Markleeville, California on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:02 PM PDT (05:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-13 05:02:01 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.711° N, 119.749° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4,857
  6. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 343
  11. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  13. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.326 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.814km SSW of Bridgeport, CA · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.04km SW of Bridgeport, CA · 2367 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.522km N of Bridgeport, CA · 2366 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.120km N of Bridgeport, CA · 2359 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.220km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 2355 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 2354 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.96km W of Bodie, CA · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 2353 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.05km NE of Bridgeport, CA · 2351 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.825km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 16
  36. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.817km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
  3. 2.418km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  4. 3.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 532
  5. 2.412km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.514 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.530 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.410km N of Lee Vining, CA · 2411 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.74km N of Dollar Point, CA · 2417 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 17
  12. 1.616km SW of Bodie, CA · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.727 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.52 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2421 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718937. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.