California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Walker, California on Sat, Oct 12, 1985, 7:27 PM PDT (02:27 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-13 02:27:03 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.414° N, 119.305° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.618 km SE of Walker, California · 14954 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.88 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.38 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14953 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.06 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14949 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.615 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14949 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14949 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.65 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.58 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14941 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.53 km S of Coleville, California · 14939 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.120 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14938 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14934 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.87 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.320 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14933 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.714 km W of Coleville, California · 14929 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.628 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.912 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 14920 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14919 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.811 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14916 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.718 km SE of Walker, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.97 km ESE of El Portal, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.810 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14910 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14907 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.618 km NW of Benton, California · 14903 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.810 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14903 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14902 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14901 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14900 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.311 km E of Bridgeport, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14898 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 3.39 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.010 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.815 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.111 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.811 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.88 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.812 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.14 km S of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.110 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.310 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14955 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.721 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.18 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14966 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.815 km WSW of Topaz, California · 14967 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.013 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14970 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.716 km E of Mono City, California · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.86 km NW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.97 km WSW of June Lake, California · 14974 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.815 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14975 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.816 km E of Mono City, California · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.66km NNE of Hawthorne, NV · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56862. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.