California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Walker, California on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 5:46 PM PDT (00:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 30km SE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 00:46:15 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.440° N, 119.537° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
176°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.129km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.330km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.92 km N of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.34 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.831km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.828km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.733km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.533km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.11 km SSE of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.429km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.83 km WNW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.79 km SW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.732km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 187
  26. 2.76 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.819 km E of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.332km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.230km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.33 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.930km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.931km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.93 km WNW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.96 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  39. 1.77 km SW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.12 km S of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.22 km E of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.67 km SW of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.430km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.228km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.63 km SW of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.74 km WNW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.66 km WSW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.84 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.52 km WNW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.230km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.530km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.930km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.64 km W of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.74 km SSW of Walker, California · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.230km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.531km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.932km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.034km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.432km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 121
  11. 1.929km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 21
  13. 2.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.94km W of Walker, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.931km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.72 km SSE of Coleville, California · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.431km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.931km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 29
  20. 3.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00811267. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.