Sacramento, CA – Two minor earthquakes struck near the California-Nevada border early Thursday, briefly rattling parts of Alpine and Mono counties and raising eyebrows across the Sierra region. The first tremor, a magnitude 2.5 quake, hit just south of Markleeville around 11:02 a.m. local time, followed by a magnitude 2.6 quake southeast of Bodie at 8:04 a.m.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey and California Integrated Seismic Network, both events were automatically recorded and occurred within a 100-mile stretch of active fault zones running along the Eastern Sierra. The Markleeville quake occurred at a shallow depth of just 2 km, while the Bodie event struck deeper at 14.3 km beneath the surface.
No damage has been reported and only one person submitted a “Did You Feel It?” response, suggesting minimal ground-level impact. However, with ongoing seismic activity in the area, residents near Carson City, South Lake Tahoe, and along U.S. Route 395 are reminded to review their earthquake safety plans.
These quakes come amid heightened monitoring of the Eastern California Shear Zone, which has a history of generating moderate to strong seismic events. While Thursday’s tremors were minor, geologists say the region remains seismically active and future activity can’t be ruled out.
