California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SE of Markleeville, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Markleeville, CA on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 23:49:42 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.613° N, 119.678° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 37 hr ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.06 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75438667 (also filed as nn00924646). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.