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M1.9 earthquake 4 km ENE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Walker, California on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 12:08 AM PDT (07:08 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 07:08:54 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.524° N, 119.426° 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
±0.96
Station coverage gap
102°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.526km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.027km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.832km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.732km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.533km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.325km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.225km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.027km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.525km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.526km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.227km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.625km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.325km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.427km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  55. 1.727km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.726km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1861 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.514km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Walker, California · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.529km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.028km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.125km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.125km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1864 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00820039. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.