California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8km NNE of Walker, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Walker, CA on Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2km WNW of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Walker forecastMore in California

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-08-08 22:19:04 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.586° N, 119.456° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.43Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.151 · 27 stations
2.0ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.37 · 6 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 84.

Before

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73765675 (also filed as nn00844445). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.