M1.6 earthquake 1 km NW of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT

UTC

2021-07-17 20:55:13 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.523° N, 119.485° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

12

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast1 kmNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast46 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast115 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast509 kmNNW

After

1. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 2:29 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 3:19 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 3:20 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.828km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 3:22 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
5. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 3:55 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 4:16 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 4:17 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 7:17 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 9:19 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 9:22 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 9:35 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 9:51 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 9:52 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 10:01 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.134km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 10:24 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 12:04 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 1:10 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.832km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 1:38 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.029km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 1:56 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.631km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 2:08 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 4:27 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
23. 3.628km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 50
24. 1.828km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 7:01 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.828km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 7:14 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
26. 1.96 km NNE of Carson City, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 7:25 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.819 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 7:36 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 8:10 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 9:12 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
30. 2.119 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 9:40 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 9:53 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 10:52 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 11:59 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 1:17 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 3:56 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.53 km ESE of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 4:15 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
37. 1.734km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 4:58 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.925km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 6:34 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 6:49 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
40. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 7:09 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 7:42 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.225km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 7:47 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.932km NW of Bridgeport, CASun, Jul 18, 8:09 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 9:53 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 10:39 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
46. 2.325km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 11:25 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 11:34 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.931km NE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 11:35 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSun, Jul 18, 11:38 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 18, 11:43 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CASun, Jul 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.732km SSW of Smith Valley, NVMon, Jul 19, 1:15 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NVMon, Jul 19, 1:23 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.226km NE of Dardanelle, CAMon, Jul 19, 1:33 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
55. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NVMon, Jul 19, 2:03 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
56. 1.929km ESE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jul 19, 2:56 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
57. 1.833km SE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jul 19, 2:57 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.930km SE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jul 19, 3:26 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
59. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jul 19, 4:25 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
60. 1.731km NW of Bridgeport, CAMon, Jul 19, 6:06 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 1:54 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 1:53 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.533km NW of Bridgeport, CASat, Jul 17, 1:49 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 1:13 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 12:42 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 12:40 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 12:02 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 11:45 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 11:13 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.627km ESE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 11:10 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 10:59 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 10:58 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 10:12 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
14. 2.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 10:10 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
15. 1.925km ENE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 10:00 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 7:46 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.627km NE of Dardanelle, CASat, Jul 17, 7:31 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.531km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Jul 17, 6:47 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 6:16 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jul 17, 4:49 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00814651. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.