California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km W of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Walker, California on Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 8:34 AM PDT (15:34 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 15:34:36 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.522° N, 119.532° 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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
12

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. 2.533km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.429km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.71 km SSE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.429km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.131km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.327km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.61 km W of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.031km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.03 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.332km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.533km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.229km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.330km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.332km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.330km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.330km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.231km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.52 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.230km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.230km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.330km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.533km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.130km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.51 km NNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.230km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.329km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.931km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.129km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.330km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.329km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.229km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.430km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.130km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.75 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.83 km WNW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.72 km WSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.04 km W of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.03 km WSW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.54 km SSW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.61 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.72 km ENE of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.432km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.632km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.929km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.732km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.13 km ESE of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.52 km NW of Walker, California · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.232km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.81 km WNW of Coleville, California · 1912 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00811961. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.