M1.9 earthquake 5km NNW of Walker, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Walker, CA on Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 7:26 PM PDT (02:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8km NNE of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.94	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.131 · 11 stations
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.35 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 95.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73745516 (also filed as nn00840909). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.