California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km W of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Walker, California on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 4:34 AM PST (12:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km SSE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 12:34:17 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.512° N, 119.527° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.119km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.619km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1707 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.719km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1707 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 104

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CA · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.96km WNW of Walker, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.64km W of Walker, CA · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830458. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.