M3.1 earthquake 29 km SW of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Nov 27, 1979, 6:39 AM PST

UTC

1979-11-27 14:39:02 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.471° N, 119.008° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

12

• Bridgeport, CaliforniaPopulation 575. Forecast31 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast79 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast137 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast496 kmN

After

1. 1.712 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Nov 28, 11:43 AM PST · 17111 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.311 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 28, 4:52 PM PST · 17110 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 12:28 AM PST · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
4. 3.112 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 9:25 PM PST · 17109 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 11:33 PM PST · 17109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 1:15 PM PST · 17108 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 1, 9:00 PM PST · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 1:25 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 4:29 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 3:26 PM PST · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.512 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 7:15 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 11:10 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 4:28 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 8:52 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 9:28 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.410 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 10:01 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 5, 3:06 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.445km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Dec 5, 6:21 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 4.212 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 11:32 AM PST · 17103 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 12:45 PM PST · 17102 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 5:55 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.19 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 4:33 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
23. 3.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:19 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
24. 3.012 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:20 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
25. 4.39 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 1:38 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
26. 3.512 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 6:08 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.531km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Dec 8, 6:26 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
28. 2.537km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Dec 8, 7:13 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.412 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:29 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
30. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:31 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
31. 3.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:32 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:33 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.529km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Dec 10, 12:25 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 10:32 AM PST · 17098 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 4:07 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.811 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 6:21 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
37. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 8:28 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 2:00 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.57 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 2:44 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.98 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 3:35 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
41. 2.917 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 5:17 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
42. 2.429km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Dec 13, 8:53 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 3.36 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 10:02 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Dec 14, 11:50 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 3:59 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.228 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 7:49 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.826 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 8:14 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
48. 3.740km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Dec 15, 10:29 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
49. 2.924 km NW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 10:29 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
50. 3.412 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 2:44 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.012 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 1:25 AM PST · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.912 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 3:04 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 11:35 PM PST · 17091 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 12:31 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
55. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 6:02 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.112 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 1:06 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
57. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 19, 4:17 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
58. 3.55 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 6:27 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.012 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 6:17 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.910 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:02 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

1. 2.642km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 26, 7:11 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.512 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 7:10 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 2:53 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.243km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 1:15 PM PST · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM PST · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 9:26 AM PST · 17113 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.312 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 1:18 AM PST · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.311 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Nov 25, 9:38 PM PST · 17113 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.443km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 25, 5:24 PM PST · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.540km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 25, 3:20 PM PST · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 25, 7:59 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.3California-Nevada border regionSun, Nov 25, 1:51 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.616 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Nov 25, 1:20 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
14. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Nov 25, 12:43 AM PST · 17114 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
15. 3.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Nov 24, 10:46 PM PST · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
16. 3.110 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 23, 8:29 PM PST · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.6California-Nevada border regionFri, Nov 23, 11:46 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.0California-Nevada border regionFri, Nov 23, 5:44 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 22, 9:55 PM PST · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 22, 6:14 PM PST · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000147k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.