California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km S of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km S of Walker, California on Wed, Jun 4, 1986, 5:35 PM PDT (00:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-06-05 00:35:27 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.365° N, 119.502° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km NW of Benton, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.85 km E of Walker, California · 14726 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 14726 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.327 km W of Mono City, California · 14725 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.21 km SSE of Sonora, California · 14725 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.514 km NW of Benton, California · 14724 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.223 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14723 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.25 km WSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.030 km E of Mono City, California · 14715 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.69 km E of Mono City, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.121 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14702 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.39 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14699 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14695 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 14694 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.729 km NW of Benton, California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.74 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.128 km E of Mono City, California · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 14691 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14689 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.35 km W of Bridgeport, California · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.420 km E of Mono City, California · 14686 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14685 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.514 km NW of Benton, California · 14684 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14683 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.20 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 14682 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.35 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 3.15 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.912 km WSW of Coleville, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.021 km E of Mono City, California · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.34 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.520 km E of Mono City, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14672 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14672 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.824 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14672 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.412 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14741 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.718 km E of Mono City, California · 14741 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.04 km NW of Topaz, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, California · 14742 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.715 km E of Mono City, California · 14752 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.110 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14752 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.316 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14757 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.034 km NW of Benton, California · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138703. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.