California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12km NW of Truckee, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12km NW of Truckee, CA on Mon, May 17, 2021, 9:34 AM PDT (16:34 UTC), -2 km (-1 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 16:34:58 UTC
Depth
-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.405° N, 120.277° W
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 281
  2. 2.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 37
  3. 2.20km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.10km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.50km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.40km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.00km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 35
  10. 2.80km ESE of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.80km N of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 14
  13. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.41km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.51km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.114km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Cromberg, California · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.60km W of Lake Davis, CA · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 91
  21. 4.210km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1,659
  22. 2.09km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  25. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 19
  27. 1.99km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  28. 3.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 64
  29. 2.79km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  30. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.710km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 13
  33. 1.68 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.310km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.010km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.94km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9
  41. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.09km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.813 km ESE of Herlong, California · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.80 km S of Lake Davis, California · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.87 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.519km NW of Truckee, CA · 1935 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.910km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 19
  51. 3.324km WNW of Truckee, CA · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 182
  52. 1.720 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.26km SSE of Quincy, CA · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.56 km SSE of Quincy, California · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.527 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.313km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.019km SW of Loyalton, CA · 1911 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.72km NNE of Mesa Vista, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 12
  6. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1976 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.219km NW of Truckee, CA · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 42
  8. 3.019km NW of Truckee, CA · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 100
  9. 4.719km NW of Truckee, CA · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7,964
  10. 1.715 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.720km NW of Truckee, CA · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.119km NW of Truckee, CA · 1976 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 163
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.416km SW of Loyalton, CA · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.311km N of Truckee, CA · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73563785. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.