M1.6 earthquake 4 km SE of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 9:21 AM PST

UTC

2020-01-29 17:21:09 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.485° N, 119.447° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

11

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast4 kmSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast52 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast120 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast505 kmNNW

After

1. 1.66 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 11:07 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:25 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:31 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:31 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.23 km NE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 1:00 PM PST · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Feb 1, 10:37 PM PST · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.612 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Feb 4, 6:00 AM PST · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.033km E of Lee Vining, CAMon, Feb 10, 6:23 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 11, 1:49 AM PST · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 11, 6:19 AM PST · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.52 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Feb 15, 8:58 AM PST · 2421 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.727 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Feb 16, 11:42 AM PST · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.616km SW of Bodie, CAMon, Feb 17, 6:28 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 19, 9:26 AM PST · 2417 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.410km N of Lee Vining, CATue, Feb 25, 4:35 AM PST · 2411 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Feb 26, 1:48 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.634 km N of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Feb 27, 9:39 AM PST · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.734 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 28, 12:10 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.530 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 28, 5:21 PM PST · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Feb 29, 8:17 PM PST · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.835 km N of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Mar 2, 4:30 AM PST · 2405 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.534 km N of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 8:21 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaTue, Mar 3, 10:05 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
24. 1.514 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 3:38 PM PST · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
25. 2.412km NW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Mar 4, 5:06 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.536 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 9, 8:01 PM PDT · 2398 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.83 km ENE of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 10:02 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
28. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, NevadaSun, Mar 15, 7:14 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 16, 10:55 PM PDT · 2390 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.627 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Mar 17, 9:07 PM PDT · 2390 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Mar 18, 2:53 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.536 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Mar 18, 4:53 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Mar 18, 7:40 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Mar 19, 11:02 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
35. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 6:33 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4,857
36. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:02 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:16 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:17 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
39. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 11:45 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
40. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSat, Mar 21, 7:53 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 343
41. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaSun, Mar 22, 4:12 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
42. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSun, Mar 22, 9:13 PM PDT · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
43. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaThu, Mar 26, 5:44 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSat, Mar 28, 4:34 AM PDT · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.96 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:53 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.86 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:45 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 25, 5:57 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 24, 10:16 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.620km SE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 PM PST · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.023 km WNW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 22, 7:36 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.97km W of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 20, 1:33 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.323 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 15, 1:53 AM PST · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.023 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 14, 12:28 PM PST · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Jan 9, 1:00 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Jan 6, 10:46 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.59 km ESE of Markleeville, CaliforniaSun, Jan 5, 9:22 AM PST · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.612 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Jan 4, 2:57 PM PST · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.120km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Jan 3, 2:01 PM PST · 2464 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.932km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Jan 2, 1:47 AM PST · 2465 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.933km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Jan 2, 12:49 AM PST · 2465 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.924km SE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Jan 1, 5:39 AM PST · 2466 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.341km S of Qualeys Camp, NVMon, Dec 30, 10:36 PM PST · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.722km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 30, 12:25 PM PST · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716160. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.