California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km SW of Walker, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km SW of Walker, CA on Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 3:21 AM PST (11:21 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-29 11:21:23 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.482° N, 119.538° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.6Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 16 stations
1.3ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.4 · 6 stations

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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 80.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73659490 (also filed as nn00829049). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.