California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Walker, California on Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 23 km NNE of Hawthorne, 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
2022-03-21 07:20:34 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.529° N, 119.405° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1658 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.022 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 1656 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.25km W of Walker, CA · 1655 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.06km WSW of Walker, CA · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.65km W of Walker, CA · 1654 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.35km W of Walker, CA · 1654 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.65km W of Walker, CA · 1653 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.36km W of Walker, CA · 1653 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.16km W of Walker, CA · 1653 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.83 km W of Walker, California · 1652 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.15km W of Walker, CA · 1651 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.428 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1647 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.78km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1646 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.17km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1646 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.07km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1646 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.97km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1646 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.14 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1644 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.518 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.17km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1641 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.26km W of Walker, CA · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.332km SE of Bodie, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.38km S of Walker, CA · 1637 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.26km NW of Walker, CA · 1636 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.54 km WNW of Walker, California · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.627 km NNW of Benton, California · 1634 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.013km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1633 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.626 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.55 km W of Walker, California · 1630 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.518km S of Walker, CA · 1630 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.56 km NE of Walker, California · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.51 km SW of Coleville, California · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.26km NW of Walker, CA · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.76 km ENE of Walker, California · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.66 km ENE of Walker, California · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.65 km ESE of Walker, California · 1623 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.139km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1622 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.323 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1619 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.86 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.627 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.58km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1615 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1614 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.52 km N of Walker, California · 1614 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1614 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.88km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1614 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.26km SW of Walker, CA · 1613 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.610km WSW of Bridgeport, CA · 1611 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.36km NW of Walker, CA · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.124km NE of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, CA · 1608 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1608 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.814km NW of Lee Vining, CA · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.53 km WNW of Coleville, California · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.829 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSE of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada · 1601 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.66 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 1601 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.22km SSW of Walker, CA · 1599 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.38km SSE of Walker, CA · 1658 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.34km W of Walker, CA · 1659 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.36km W of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.55km W of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.73 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1660 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.35km W of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.74km W of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.35km W of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.15km WNW of Walker, CA · 1660 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.66km W of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.36km W of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.18km ENE of Markleeville, CA · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.84 km W of Walker, California · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.35km W of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.64 km W of Walker, California · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.54 km WNW of Walker, California · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.15km W of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.05km WNW of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.64km W of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.75km WNW of Walker, CA · 1661 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835721. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.