California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km NNE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Walker, California on Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 5:39 AM PST (13:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km SSE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-01-03 13:39:32 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.527° N, 119.469° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.619km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.719km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 104
  46. 2.15km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.55km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.14km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.58 km ENE of Walker, California · 1703 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.229km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1703 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.127 km NNW of Benton, California · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.821km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1702 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.38km E of Walker, CA · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.55 km SW of Walker, California · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.238km N of Toms Place, CA · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.75 km S of Fish Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.94 km NNW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830900. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.