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M1.8 earthquake 4 km WNW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Walker, California on Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:38 AM PDT (07:38 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 07:38:27 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.526° N, 119.527° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
8

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.232km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.328km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.231km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.93 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.21 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.829km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.430km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.95 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.65 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.22 km N of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.627km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.928km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSE of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.54 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.76 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.430km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  25. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.430km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.62 km NNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.11 km S of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.433km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.329km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.927km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.228km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.331km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.130km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.54 km ESE of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.04 km NNE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.71 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.231km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.73 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.07 km SW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 12
  47. 1.62 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.06 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.04 km E of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.34 km NNE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.10 km NNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.332km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.82 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.132km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.431km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.63 km S of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.430km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.710 km SE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.330km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.07 km SE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.633km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.233km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.829km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.130km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.86 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.66 km S of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.330km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00811642. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.