California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km ESE of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Markleeville, CA on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 2:52 PM PDT (21:52 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-21 21:52:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.620° N, 119.654° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 since this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.914 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.73 km W of Walker, CA · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.06 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.014 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.613 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.528 km SE of Bodie, CA · 36 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.918 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNE of Lee Vining, CA · 46 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.822 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.322 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 49 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.613 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.016 km S of Bridgeport, CA · 55 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.02 km SW of Walker, CA · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75422667 (also filed as nn00923658). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.