California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km SE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Walker, California on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-25 00:14:47 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.418° N, 119.308° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14516 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14516 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.218 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14514 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.517 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.118 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14513 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14511 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.913 km WNW of Benton, California · 14510 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14506 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.44 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14502 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.628 km E of Mono City, California · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.925 km NW of Benton, California · 14498 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.033 km NNW of Benton, California · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.530 km NNW of Benton, California · 14497 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.533 km NNW of Benton, California · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.831 km E of Mono City, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.920 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.512 km SE of Walker, California · 14491 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14491 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.84 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14488 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14487 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.98 km NE of Mono City, California · 14486 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.119 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.527 km E of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14485 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.120 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.613 km WSW of Benton, California · 14481 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.926 km E of Mono City, CA · 14481 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.718 km NW of Benton, California · 14480 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.04 km NNE of Greeley Hill, California · 14480 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.51 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14480 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.03 km E of Forest Meadows, California · 14472 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.930 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14472 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.215 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.25 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 14461 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14458 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.735 km NW of Benton, California · 14518 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.918 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.818 km NW of Benton, California · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.819 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14521 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14523 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.924 km NNW of Benton, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.018 km SE of Walker, California · 14523 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.64 km E of June Lake, California · 14525 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90979. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.