M1.5 earthquake 13 km ESE of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 22, 1984, 1:29 AM PST

UTC

1984-11-22 09:29:35 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.469° N, 119.338° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

5

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast13 kmESE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast58 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast125 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast501 kmN

After

1. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Nov 24, 2:54 PM PST · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.517 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Nov 25, 8:28 PM PST · 15275 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.824 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 1, 5:19 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.63 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 2:58 PM PST · 15269 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.53 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 2:14 AM PST · 15266 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 5:27 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 5:56 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 6:56 AM PST · 15266 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.53 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 7:25 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.62 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 8:49 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.13 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 8:54 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.03 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 8:59 AM PST · 15266 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.93 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 12:37 AM PST · 15265 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.82 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 4:28 AM PST · 15265 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.118 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:32 AM PST · 15264 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.932 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 8:17 PM PST · 15262 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.132 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 8:19 PM PST · 15262 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:34 AM PST · 15262 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.62 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 1:28 AM PST · 15262 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.96 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 2:15 PM PST · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.031 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 7:59 PM PST · 15260 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.610 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 8:10 AM PST · 15259 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 6:17 AM PST · 15256 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 9:02 AM PST · 15254 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 3:47 PM PST · 15252 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.58 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 10:35 PM PST · 15250 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
27. 1.917 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 2:17 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 11:49 PM PST · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.611 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 4:00 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.732 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 3:11 PM PST · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.212 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 5:19 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.63 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 10:51 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 10:59 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.63 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaFri, Dec 28, 6:08 PM PST · 15242 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
35. 1.630 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 3:11 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.35 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 9:50 AM PST · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
37. 3.87 km E of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 6:01 PM PST · 15223 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.829 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 7:51 PM PST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.78 km SSW of Kirkwood, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 9:47 PM PST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.014 km NE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 2:40 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

Before

1. 2.013 km SE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Nov 21, 2:53 AM PST · 15280 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.64 km SSE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Nov 20, 7:37 AM PST · 15281 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 19, 12:34 PM PST · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.821 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Nov 18, 1:19 AM PST · 15283 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.721 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 16, 11:11 PM PST · 15284 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.117 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 16, 10:53 PM PST · 15284 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.619 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Nov 15, 1:44 PM PST · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.25 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Nov 10, 4:14 PM PST · 15291 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.74 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Nov 10, 4:13 PM PST · 15291 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.525 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 9, 3:21 PM PST · 15292 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.116 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Nov 8, 2:10 PM PST · 15293 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.911 km SW of June Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 10:28 PM PST · 15295 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 10:28 PM PST · 15295 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.611 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 9:35 PM PST · 15295 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.75 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 8:10 PM PST · 15295 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.633 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Nov 4, 12:30 AM PST · 15297 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Oct 29, 8:16 PM PST · 15302 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.00 km N of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 28, 7:40 PM PST · 15303 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.310 km ENE of June Lake, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 2:59 PM PDT · 15307 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.57 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 10:35 AM PDT · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1122314. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.