California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km SE of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Walker, California on Fri, Aug 17, 1979, 6:47 PM PDT (01:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km SE of Walker, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-08-18 01:47:13 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.436° N, 119.351° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km SE of Walker, California · 17203 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.914 km SE of Walker, California · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.011 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17202 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.634 km E of Mono City, California · 17200 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.617 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17192 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17190 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.652km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 17189 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.811 km ENE of Kirkwood, California · 17189 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.45 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 17189 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17182 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17182 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17179 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17168 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.12 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 17168 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.07 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 17166 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.320 km WNW of Benton, California · 17165 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.915 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17164 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.46 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17156 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.122km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.721 km W of Benton, California · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 5.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.4California-Nevada border region · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.09 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.119km NE of Cedar Ridge, CA · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.58 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 4.17 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.27 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.89 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 3.87 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 17152 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 3.59 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.79 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 4.019km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 4.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.818km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.49 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.58 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 3.59 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.034km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.334km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.633km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 4.69 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 3.133km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.933km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.625km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.27 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17151 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.927km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 3.7California-Nevada border region · 17151 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 3.132km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 4.19 km W of Bridgeport, CA · 17151 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.724km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.98 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 17205 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.139km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.541km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.129km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.638km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17212 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.23 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17214 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.725 km W of Benton, California · 17217 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17217 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.73 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17218 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.36 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17218 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.16 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17218 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.019 km WNW of Benton, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.228km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17223 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.013 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047297. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.