M1.6 earthquake 15 km SSW of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 12, 1985, 12:55 AM PST

UTC

1985-12-12 08:55:39 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.395° N, 119.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 13.1 km horizontally, 18.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

299°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast57 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast128 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast497 kmNNW

After

1. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Dec 12, 1:58 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.212 km NE of Bear Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 2:40 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.3Central CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 4:51 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.210 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 17, 5:37 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.611 km ESE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 11:21 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.210 km SE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 11:58 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.88 km E of Greeley Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 22, 11:43 PM PST · 14885 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.533 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 12:14 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 5:02 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.36 km ESE of Greeley Hill, CaliforniaWed, Dec 25, 9:21 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Dec 26, 3:20 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.131 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 3:47 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 11:39 PM PST · 14879 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.88 km ESE of Greeley Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 5:50 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.726 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 29, 11:59 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.635 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 3, 4:18 PM PST · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.614 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 3:47 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.121 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 9:28 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.619 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 11, 10:57 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.24 km NW of Markleeville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 8:37 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.914 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 17, 2:11 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.67 km S of El Portal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 17, 3:39 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
24. 1.515 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 3:33 AM PST · 14859 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.613 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 3:59 AM PST · 14859 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.64 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 9:02 AM PST · 14859 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 10:06 AM PST · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Jan 18, 11:34 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
29. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 19, 12:03 AM PST · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.329 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 3:27 AM PST · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.08 km NNE of Bear Valley, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 4:17 PM PST · 14853 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
32. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 27, 7:06 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
33. 1.529 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 9:27 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 2:45 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.07 km E of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Feb 3, 1:57 AM PST · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.8NevadaThu, Feb 6, 2:04 AM PST · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Feb 9, 4:06 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 2.310 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Dec 11, 12:20 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.110 km ENE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Dec 11, 12:33 AM PST · 14897 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.14 km S of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 11:49 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.812 km SE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 9:06 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.88 km SSE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 1:44 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.811 km SE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 6:25 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.111 km SE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 4:19 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.815 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:59 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
9. 3.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:56 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.010 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 6:17 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
11. 3.39 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 4:47 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:15 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.311 km E of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 12:17 AM PST · 14900 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.710 km SE of Greeley Hill, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 8:06 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 1:04 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 8:56 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.810 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 11:52 AM PST · 14905 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.618 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 4:36 AM PST · 14905 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 8:56 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.810 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 8:58 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61250. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.