M1.8 earthquake 5 km E of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jun 8, 1986, 6:58 AM PDT

UTC

1986-06-08 13:58:28 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.506° N, 119.411° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

13

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast6 kmE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast51 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast119 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast506 kmNNW

After

1. 1.631 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 3:34 PM PDT · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.65 km WNW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 4:27 PM PDT · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
3. 3.327 km W of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 7:34 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.514 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 7:09 PM PDT · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.223 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 7:40 PM PDT · 14713 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
6. 3.25 km WSW of Smith Valley, NevadaSun, Jun 15, 7:00 AM PDT · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.030 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 19, 2:56 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.69 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jun 20, 12:35 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.121 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 5:53 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.39 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 11:30 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.1California-Nevada border regionWed, Jul 9, 1:43 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.030 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 5:07 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.729 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 12:16 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.74 km WSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Jul 11, 3:13 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.128 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 8:03 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.620 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 4:43 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.35 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 12:45 PM PDT · 14678 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.420 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 1:07 AM PDT · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.514 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 6:44 PM PDT · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.20 km SW of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 12:44 PM PDT · 14672 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
21. 4.35 km SSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaWed, Jul 23, 12:39 AM PDT · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
22. 3.15 km WNW of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 12:46 AM PDT · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.912 km WSW of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 1:19 AM PDT · 14671 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 8:33 AM PDT · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
25. 2.021 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 2:29 PM PDT · 14669 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:51 PM PDT · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
27. 1.720 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:57 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.720 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 12:55 PM PDT · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.34 km WNW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:28 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.520 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.620 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 2:02 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.720 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 2:23 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.824 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 2:41 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
34. 1.720 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 5:23 AM PDT · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.720 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 2, 9:22 PM PDT · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.88 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaMon, Aug 4, 12:56 AM PDT · 14659 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
37. 1.820 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 5:48 AM PDT · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 1.917 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jun 5, 1:54 PM PDT · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.716 km S of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 5:35 PM PDT · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.012 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, May 29, 12:01 AM PDT · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.412 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 11:22 PM PDT · 14726 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.718 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 12:48 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.04 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 8:50 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 8:50 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 9:43 AM PDT · 14733 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 1:16 PM PDT · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.715 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 12:12 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
11. 3.110 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 8:04 PM PDT · 14742 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.316 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 10:07 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138770. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.