M2.0 earthquake 6km NNE of Walker, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km NNE of Walker, CA on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 6:18 PM PST (02:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km WNW of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.99	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.164 · 12 stations
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.25 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 86.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73657430 (also filed as nn00828769). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.