California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km SSE of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km SSE of Markleeville, CA on Sun, Jul 3, 2022, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8km NNE of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-07-03 21:20:19 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.642° N, 119.774° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73754031 (also filed as nn00842164). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.