California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 19 km S of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km S of Walker, California on Sun, Mar 9, 1986, 12:34 PM PST (20:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 29 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-09 20:34:15 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.337° N, 119.443° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
265°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.212 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 14810 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14804 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.617 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14803 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14803 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14799 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.31 km NW of Mesa Vista, California · 14799 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14796 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14795 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14795 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.017 km NNW of El Portal, California · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 14786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14785 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.629 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 14782 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.812 km SE of Bridgeport, California · 14780 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14776 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14775 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.311 km W of South Lake Tahoe, California · 14772 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.08 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.034 km NW of Benton, California · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.212 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.311 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14814 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.03 km SW of Buck Meadows, California · 14816 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14817 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNW of Benton, California · 14818 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.224 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14821 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14823 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.417 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.716 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14825 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.25 km E of Walker, California · 14828 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.07 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.52 km SW of Markleeville, California · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.728 km NW of Benton, California · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67810. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.