California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km ESE of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Walker, California on Fri, Jul 20, 1990, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km SSW of Avery, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-20 22:22:08 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.456° N, 119.356° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13221 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.816 km E of Mono City, California · 13220 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13220 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13217 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.57 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13214 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.02 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.92 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13212 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.02 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.822 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13209 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.8Central California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.74 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13206 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.84 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13203 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.119 km NNW of Benton, California · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.33 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.812 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 13198 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.812 km NNW of Benton, California · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.53 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.58 km WSW of Topaz, California · 13192 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.52 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13188 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13185 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.75 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13183 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.722 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13180 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.87 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13176 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.728 km E of Mono City, California · 13174 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.926 km E of Mono City, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.87 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13171 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.97 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13171 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.85 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.85 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13167 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.712 km NW of Benton, California · 13167 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.96 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 13167 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13231 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.28 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13231 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13232 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13232 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.220 km W of Mina, Nevada · 13232 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13233 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13234 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13235 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13235 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13236 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13236 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13237 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.821 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc161440. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.