California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Walker, California on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 7:40 AM PDT (14:40 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
2021-07-12 14:40:28 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.434° N, 119.523° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
10

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.329km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.732km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.732km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.830km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.829km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.932km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.028km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.829km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.51 km NE of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.533km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.52 km E of Coleville, California · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.428km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.51 km S of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.930km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.52 km NE of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.72km NNE of Mesa Vista, CA · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.46km SSE of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.728km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.525 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.829km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.57 km WSW of Walker, California · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.632km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.230km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.89 km SSW of Walker, California · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.430km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.75 km NE of Walker, California · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.513km W of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.732km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.333km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.031km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.829km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.931km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00813160. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.