M1.8 earthquake 18 km SE of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 8, 1986, 1:53 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-08 21:53:35 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.419° N, 119.302° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

235°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast19 kmSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast65 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast131 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast495 kmN

After

1. 2.118 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 6:43 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.517 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 6:42 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.132 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 4:43 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.813 km NNW of El Portal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 5:49 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:26 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:27 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:28 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:29 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:36 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 4:35 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 4:36 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 8:28 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.532 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 9:55 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.932 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 6:31 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.4California-Nevada border regionMon, Nov 10, 10:19 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.9California-Nevada border regionTue, Nov 11, 2:33 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.017 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 2:40 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 4:48 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 7:56 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Nov 13, 2:34 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
21. 2.513 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 8:56 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
22. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 2:59 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 3:34 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 3:55 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.910 km NW of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 5:44 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 12:55 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 5:47 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 9:10 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.66 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 9:51 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.815 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 11:37 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 1:54 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
32. 2.012 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 8:25 PM PST · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.613 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 10:58 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.317 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 3:56 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
35. 1.612 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 10:23 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.812 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 2:13 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
37. 1.633 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 8:15 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.39 km WNW of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 10:07 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
39. 2.511 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 7:23 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.411 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 7:27 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.517 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 11:19 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
42. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 5:57 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 5:46 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.17 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 1:20 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.24 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 7:31 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 11:44 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.63 km W of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 28, 2:22 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
48. 1.611 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 10:19 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.911 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 9:29 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 2:25 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
51. 3.019 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 10:29 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
52. 3.018 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 11:43 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.016 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 2:56 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
54. 3.419 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 8:16 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
55. 2.318 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:37 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
56. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:39 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
57. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 5:08 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
58. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 6:57 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
59. 2.218 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 12:18 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
60. 1.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:05 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

1. 1.635 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 2:40 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.626 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 2:11 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 4:10 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 10:34 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.018 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 6:27 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.612 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 3:39 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 7:55 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.518 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 5:09 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.818 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 12:53 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 10:48 PM PST · 14567 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.517 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 11:52 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.718 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 5:23 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.53 km SSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 3, 4:14 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.518 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Nov 3, 1:19 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:36 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.017 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:18 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.217 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 7:51 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Nov 2, 8:50 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.918 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 4:00 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.518 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 3:42 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1145134. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.