California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32km SE of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32km SE of Markleeville, CA on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 11:46 AM PDT (18:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-07-31 18:46:06 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.522° N, 119.505° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.712km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.431km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.727km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.530km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.812km N of Yosemite Village, CA · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.130km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.633km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.53 km N of Walker, California · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.327km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.033km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.927km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.733km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.833km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.629km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.530km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.526km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1884 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.628km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.228km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1883 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.633km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.629km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Walker, California · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.131km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.331km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.617 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 1890 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.63 km NE of Walker, California · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.726km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.032km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73603461. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.