M2.5 earthquake 9km SE of Dollar Point, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9km SE of Dollar Point, CA on Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 2:23 AM PST (10:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, 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
2.54	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.27 · 21 stations
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.22 · 10 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73308186 (also filed as nn00711552). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.