California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km S of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km S of Walker, California on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 6:09 PM PDT (01:09 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-13 01:09:20 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.504° N, 119.477° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Station coverage gap
88°
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. 1.930km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.72km NNE of Mesa Vista, CA · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.46km SSE of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.728km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.525 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.829km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.632km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.230km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.89 km SSW of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.430km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.75 km NE of Walker, California · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.334km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.932km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.232km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.829km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.130km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.932km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.831km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.229km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.831km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.430km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.933km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.528km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.632km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.428km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.52 km E of Coleville, California · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.533km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.51 km NE of Walker, California · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.829km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00813245. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.