California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Dollar Point, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Dollar Point, California on Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 6:37 AM PDT (13:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19km NW of Truckee, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 13:37:41 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.134° N, 120.028° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311km N of Truckee, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.416km SW of Loyalton, CA · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.119km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 163
  9. 2.720km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.715 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.719km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7,964
  12. 3.019km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 100
  13. 2.219km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 42
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  16. 1.516 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1966 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.412km NW of Truckee, CA · 1965 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  21. 3.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 281
  22. 2.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 37
  23. 2.20km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.10km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.50km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.40km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.00km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 35
  30. 2.80km ESE of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.80km N of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 14
  33. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.41km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.51km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.67 km ENE of Cromberg, California · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.60km W of Lake Davis, CA · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 91
  40. 4.210km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,659
  41. 2.09km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 19
  46. 1.99km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  47. 3.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 64
  48. 2.79km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  49. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.710km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  52. 1.68 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.010km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.94km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  60. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.410km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.58 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.29km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 156
  10. 2.110km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.922km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  19. 2.99km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 106
  20. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00806127. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.