California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Walker, California on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 7:15 PM PDT (02:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 02:15:02 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.466° N, 119.536° 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
±0.92
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
18

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.12 km S of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.22 km E of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.67 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.430km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.228km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.74 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.84 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.52 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.230km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.530km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.930km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.64 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.74 km SSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.330km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.67 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.56 km SW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.530km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.73 km S of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.931km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.54 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.028km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.78 km SW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.330km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  35. 3.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  36. 2.313km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.711 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.428km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.332km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 3.033km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.55 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.63 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.63 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.73 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 4.130km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 47
  50. 4.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 474
  51. 2.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 11
  55. 1.83 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.431km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.230km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 3.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  59. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.05 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.96 km W of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.93 km WNW of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.931km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.930km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.33 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.230km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.332km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.819 km E of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.76 km W of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 187
  15. 2.732km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.79 km SW of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.83 km WNW of Walker, California · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00811378. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.