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M2.1 earthquake 3 km N of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km N of Walker, California on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 11:54 PM PDT (06:54 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 06:54:47 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.544° N, 119.472° 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
135°
Stations used
9

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. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.728km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.328km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.930km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.631km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.627km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.627km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.828km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.627km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.925km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.627km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.533km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.61 km NW of Walker, California · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.134km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.832km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.029km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.631km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.530km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.926 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1905 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.132km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.332km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.227km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.732km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00814470. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.