California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km SE of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Markleeville, CA on Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 12:14 AM PDT (07:14 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-22 07:14:59 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.611° N, 119.659° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 since this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.73 km W of Walker, CA · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.06 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.014 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.613 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 38 hr ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 31 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.315 km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.528 km SE of Bodie, CA · 36 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.918 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 42 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.815 km NNE of Lee Vining, CA · 46 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.822 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.322 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 52 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75422832 (also filed as nn00923679). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.