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M2.4 earthquake 8km NNE of Walker, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Walker, CA on Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 5:34 PM PST (01:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km WNW of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-12-30 01:34:24 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.584° N, 119.449° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.26km NW of Walker, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Walker, California · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.86km WNW of Walker, CA · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.36km NW of Walker, CA · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.86 km E of Coleville, California · 1368 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.116km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1365 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.518 km E of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.24km WNW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.44km NW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.36km S of Walker, CA · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.55 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.526 km NNW of Benton, California · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.60 km ESE of Walker, California · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1348 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CA · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.75 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.06km SSE of Bridgeport, CA · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.113 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 1337 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1337 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.511km ENE of Walker, CA · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.86km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.54 km SW of Coleville, California · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.715 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.83km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.511 km ENE of Walker, California · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.33km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1376 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.524 km NW of Benton, California · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, California · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.512 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1382 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.34km WNW of Walker, CA · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.96km SE of Bridgeport, CA · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.214 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.32km NW of Walker, CA · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.75km WSW of Markleeville, CA · 1388 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.52 km S of Coleville, California · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.51 km SSE of Coleville, California · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73826631 (also filed as nn00854337). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.