M2.2 earthquake 5km W of Walker, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5km W of Walker, CA on Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 6:03 AM PDT (13:03 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.21	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.347 · 29 stations
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.29 · 6 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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 115.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73750411 (also filed as nn00841664). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.