California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km E of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Walker, California on Tue, Jan 4, 2022, 5:15 PM PST (01:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km SW of Mina, Nevada. 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
2022-01-05 01:15:25 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.517° N, 119.419° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 4.325 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 43
  21. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.126 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.825 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.827 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.326 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.622 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.127 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.526 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.626 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.627 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.627 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.526 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.426 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.619km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00831014. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.