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Mag. 2.6 quake - 10km SE of Dollar Point, CA, USA, on Friday, May 7, 2021 04:59 pm (Los Angeles time)

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 5 km depth

8 May 00:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
8 May 00:02: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 7, 2021 23:59:43 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, May 7, 2021 04:59 pm (America/Los Angeles GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	4.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.1208°N / 120.0285°W California, United States
Antipode	39.1208°S / 59.9715°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Soda Lakes (110 km / 68 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
8 km (5 mi) ESE of epicenter	Glenbrook (pop: 215)	II Very weak	Douglas, Nevada	United States
10 km (6 mi) NW of epicenter	Dollar Point (pop: 1,220)	II Very weak	Placer, California	United States
10 km (7 mi) SW of epicenter	Tahoma (pop: 1,190)	II Very weak	Placer, California	United States
15 km (9 mi) NNE of epicenter	Incline Village (pop: 8,780)	II Very weak	Washoe, Nevada	United States
21 km (13 mi) S of epicenter	South Lake Tahoe (pop: 21,700)	II Very weak	El Dorado, California	United States
23 km (14 mi) ENE of epicenter	Carson City (pop: 54,500)	II Very weak	Nevada	United States
27 km (17 mi) NNW of epicenter	Truckee (pop: 16,300)	II Very weak	Nevada, California	United States
49 km (30 mi) NNE of epicenter	Reno (pop: 241,400)	I Not felt	Washoe, Nevada	United States
52 km (32 mi) NNE of epicenter	Sparks (pop: 96,100)	I Not felt	Washoe, Nevada	United States
57 km (36 mi) NNE of epicenter	Sun Valley (pop: 19,300)	I Not felt	Washoe, Nevada	United States

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
2.6	4.9 km (3 mi)	2021-05-7 23:59:43	10km SE of Dollar Point, CA, USA	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
2.2	9 km (5.6 mi)	2021-05-7 23:59:43	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA 0.2 km (0.1 mi) epicenter difference with USGS	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA (CMB/BK network) | Distance from quake: 125 km / 78 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: NVAR Array Site 31, Mina, NV, USA (NV31/IM network) | Distance from quake: 179 km / 112 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station NVAR Array Site 31, Mina, NV, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station NVAR Array Site 31, Mina, NV, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station NVAR Array Site 31, Mina, NV, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA (MCCM/BK network) | Distance from quake: 270 km / 168 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Valley Oaks Golf Course (VOG/CI network) | Distance from quake: 316 km / 197 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Valley Oaks Golf Course: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Valley Oaks Golf Course: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Valley Oaks Golf Course: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Furnace Creek (FUR/CI network) | Distance from quake: 405 km / 252 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Furnace Creek: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Furnace Creek: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Furnace Creek: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User-reports for this quake (2)

At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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Carson City NV / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Cracking noises and rolling vibration, made me dizzy sitting down.

Los Angeles / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

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