California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1km NW of Lake Davis, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1km NW of Lake Davis, CA on Sat, May 15, 2021, 5:09 PM PDT (00:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km SE of Dollar Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 00:09:13 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.873° N, 120.478° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km NW of Truckee, CA · 1966 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  2. 3.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 281
  3. 2.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 37
  4. 2.20km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.10km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.50km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.40km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.00km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 35
  11. 2.80km ESE of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1961 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.80km N of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
  14. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.41km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.51km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.114km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1959 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Cromberg, California · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.60km W of Lake Davis, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 91
  22. 4.210km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1,659
  23. 2.09km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 8
  26. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 19
  28. 1.99km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 64
  30. 2.79km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.710km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 13
  34. 1.68 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.010km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.74km NNE of Canyondam, CA · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.63km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.09km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.813 km ESE of Herlong, California · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.80 km S of Lake Davis, California · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.32km N of Canyondam, CA · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.14km SSW of East Shore, CA · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.51km WSW of Canyondam, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.613km SW of Almanor, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.519km NW of Truckee, CA · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.514km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 19
  57. 2.111km W of Almanor, CA · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.110km W of Almanor, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 3.324km WNW of Truckee, CA · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 182
  60. 1.54km S of Canyondam, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.625km NNE of Hamilton Branch, CA · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.833km NNW of Susanville, CA · 1971 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.72km NE of Chester, CA · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1976 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 12
  8. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1977 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.219km NW of Truckee, CA · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 42
  10. 3.019km NW of Truckee, CA · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 100
  11. 4.719km NW of Truckee, CA · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7,964
  12. 1.715 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1977 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.720km NW of Truckee, CA · 1977 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.119km NW of Truckee, CA · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 163
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1977 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.416km SW of Loyalton, CA · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73563045. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.