California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Walker, California on Thu, Nov 21, 1985, 4:26 AM PST (12:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km E of Buck Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-21 12:26:28 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.419° N, 119.302° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km ESE of El Portal, California · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.810 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14911 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.618 km NW of Benton, California · 14904 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.810 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14904 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14904 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14901 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.311 km E of Bridgeport, California · 14899 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14899 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.39 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14899 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.010 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14899 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14898 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.111 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.811 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.88 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.812 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.14 km S of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.110 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.310 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.615 km SSW of Walker, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.3Central California · 14892 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.210 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14890 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.611 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14888 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.210 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.88 km E of Greeley Hill, California · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14883 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 14879 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.726 km E of Mono City, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.614 km E of Mono City, California · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.121 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14867 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.811 km NW of Benton, California · 14866 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.619 km E of Mono City, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.24 km NW of Markleeville, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.914 km E of Mono City, California · 14859 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.613 km E of Mono City, California · 14858 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.64 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14858 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 14916 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.811 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14917 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14918 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14920 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 14921 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.912 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.628 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14924 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 14928 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.714 km W of Coleville, California · 14930 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.320 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14934 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.87 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14935 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14936 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.120 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14939 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.53 km S of Coleville, California · 14940 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.58 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14942 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59592. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.