M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 4:53 PM PST

UTC

2021-12-27 00:53:08 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.691° N, 118.769° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

228°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast22 kmNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast87 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast130 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast518 kmN

After

1. 1.75 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Dec 27, 8:18 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.61 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 1:28 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CATue, Dec 28, 4:06 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, NevadaTue, Dec 28, 5:42 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, NevadaTue, Dec 28, 7:11 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.532 km SE of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 29, 7:18 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 3:02 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 6:31 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 29, 6:57 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 29, 8:48 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 31, 3:24 AM PST · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.531 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Dec 31, 5:05 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.515 km S of Schurz, NevadaFri, Dec 31, 11:30 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.916 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Dec 31, 11:58 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CASat, Jan 1, 1:48 AM PST · 1738 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 1, 10:01 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 2, 5:21 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.45km W of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 2:15 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 2:56 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.834 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Jan 3, 3:08 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 5:39 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 3, 2:30 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 10:24 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
24. 1.534 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Jan 3, 11:41 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.27km SW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 11:47 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.55 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
27. 1.632 km SE of Mina, NevadaTue, Jan 4, 11:07 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.634 km SE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 5, 12:49 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
29. 3.431 km SE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 5, 8:21 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.931 km SE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 5, 9:23 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:39 AM PST · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:58 AM PST · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.930 km SE of Mina, NevadaThu, Jan 6, 6:44 AM PST · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 6, 1:13 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
35. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jan 7, 6:52 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.541 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaSat, Jan 8, 11:36 AM PST · 1731 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CASun, Jan 9, 10:12 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASun, Jan 9, 5:13 PM PST · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
39. 3.230 km SE of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 9, 9:09 PM PST · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
40. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 3:40 AM PST · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 6:20 AM PST · 1729 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.532 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Jan 10, 9:05 AM PST · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.613 km E of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 10:37 AM PST · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.87km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:56 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.37km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:57 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, NevadaTue, Jan 11, 6:10 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.832 km SE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 12, 1:02 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, Jan 12, 3:38 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
49. 1.6NevadaThu, Jan 13, 6:47 AM PST · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:37 AM PST · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.731 km SE of Mina, NevadaThu, Jan 13, 11:13 AM PST · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
52. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CAThu, Jan 13, 12:20 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
53. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 3:13 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 10:13 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
55. 1.69 km E of Carson City, NevadaFri, Jan 14, 1:01 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
56. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 15, 4:22 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
57. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Jan 15, 4:23 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
58. 1.930 km S of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 16, 2:48 PM PST · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.515km E of Bodie, CATue, Jan 18, 4:58 AM PST · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.832 km SE of Mina, NevadaTue, Jan 18, 1:06 PM PST · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

1. 1.79 km NNW of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 26, 9:25 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.530 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 25, 9:52 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Dec 25, 1:20 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.74 km W of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 4:34 AM PST · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.933 km SE of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 23, 11:05 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 23, 7:43 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.731 km SE of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 23, 6:04 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 23, 2:14 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.07km S of Walker, CATue, Dec 21, 3:16 AM PST · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.631 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Dec 20, 9:22 PM PST · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, NevadaMon, Dec 20, 5:44 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.927 km S of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 10:03 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.21 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 4:04 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 1:00 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 6:48 AM PST · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.532 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 18, 9:36 PM PST · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 18, 8:23 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.830 km S of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 18, 7:50 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.25km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 18, 3:41 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.427 km S of Mina, NevadaFri, Dec 17, 6:10 PM PST · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830768. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.