California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Walker, California on Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 10:24 PM PST (06:24 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-01-04 06:24:06 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.549° N, 119.460° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 104
  39. 2.15km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.55km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.14km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.58 km ENE of Walker, California · 1703 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.229km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1703 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.127 km NNW of Benton, California · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.38km E of Walker, CA · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.55 km SW of Walker, California · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.238km N of Toms Place, CA · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.75 km S of Fish Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.94 km NNW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.517 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.26km WNW of Walker, CA · 1695 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.85km SW of Walker, CA · 1695 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.627km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1694 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.329km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.26km WNW of Walker, CA · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.57 km ESE of Walker, California · 1690 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830942. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.