M2.5 earthquake 16 km ESE of Walker, California
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Walker, California on Fri, Jul 9, 1976, 10:51 PM PDT (05:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 6 km W of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-10 05:51:28 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.449° N, 119.305° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 174°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.922 km E of Mono City, California · 18328 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.86 km W of Mina, Nevada · 18321 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.513 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 18317 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.635 km E of Mono City, California · 18304 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18303 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.525 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18303 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.429 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18292 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.7California-Nevada border region · 18290 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 18347 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.116 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 18348 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.721 km E of Mono City, California · 18362 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.835 km E of Mono City, California · 18371 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030426. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.