M2.4 earthquake 6 km SW of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Markleeville, CA on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 6:15 PM PST (02:15 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada. 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
2.43	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.268 · 43 stations
1.78	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.23 · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75275486 (also filed as nn00908204). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.