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M2.3 earthquake 6 km ENE of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Walker, California on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 30km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 04:57:39 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.541° N, 119.416° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
29

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. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.732 km NNW of Benton, California · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.225km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.125km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.125km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.028km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.529km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.67 km NE of Walker, California · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.94 km ENE of Walker, California · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.026km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.526km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.027km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.832km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.732km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.533km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.325km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.225km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.027km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.525km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.526km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.025km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.17 km E of Coleville, California · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.825km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.425km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 41
  8. 1.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.426km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.828km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.526km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.426km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.227km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00819954. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.