M1.5 earthquake 4 km WNW of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 4:34 AM PDT

UTC

2022-04-12 11:34:03 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.525° N, 119.521° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

11

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast4 kmWNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast45 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast115 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast510 kmNNW

After

1. 1.627 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 14, 6:35 AM PDT · 1635 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.013km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, Apr 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1634 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.55 km W of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Apr 18, 5:06 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.518km S of Walker, CAMon, Apr 18, 5:31 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.56 km NE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Apr 21, 12:38 AM PDT · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.51 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Apr 21, 10:17 PM PDT · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.26km NW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 21, 11:05 PM PDT · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.76 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 12:28 AM PDT · 1627 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.66 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 12:30 AM PDT · 1627 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.65 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 1624 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
11. 3.323 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Apr 28, 8:00 AM PDT · 1621 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.27km SW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 28, 10:23 PM PDT · 1620 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.86 km ENE of Coleville, CaliforniaFri, Apr 29, 3:15 PM PDT · 1620 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, May 1, 2:23 AM PDT · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.627 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, May 1, 2:55 AM PDT · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.58km SSW of Markleeville, CATue, May 3, 5:03 PM PDT · 1615 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CATue, May 3, 9:20 PM PDT · 1615 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
18. 1.52 km N of Walker, CaliforniaWed, May 4, 12:16 AM PDT · 1615 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.88km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, May 4, 10:29 AM PDT · 1615 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.26km SW of Walker, CAWed, May 4, 6:04 PM PDT · 1614 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.610km WSW of Bridgeport, CASat, May 7, 2:25 PM PDT · 1612 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.36km NW of Walker, CAMon, May 9, 3:58 PM PDT · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.124km NE of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, CATue, May 10, 12:20 AM PDT · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
24. 1.54 km W of Walker, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 7:23 AM PDT · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.814km NW of Lee Vining, CAWed, May 11, 12:07 AM PDT · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
26. 1.53 km WNW of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, May 12, 12:42 AM PDT · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.35 km SSE of Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaTue, May 17, 7:17 AM PDT · 1602 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.66 km SE of Schurz, NevadaTue, May 17, 3:36 PM PDT · 1602 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
29. 2.22km SSW of Walker, CAThu, May 19, 7:05 AM PDT · 1600 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.74 km ENE of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, May 19, 2:11 PM PDT · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.64km W of Walker, CASun, May 22, 4:40 PM PDT · 1596 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.836km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, May 26, 9:46 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.836km E of Lee Vining, CAFri, May 27, 3:39 AM PDT · 1592 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.629 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, May 27, 12:52 PM PDT · 1592 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.717km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CASat, May 28, 2:32 PM PDT · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.35km WSW of Walker, CASat, May 28, 6:55 PM PDT · 1590 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.88km SSW of Markleeville, CASun, May 29, 10:56 AM PDT · 1590 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
38. 1.55 km SSE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, May 30, 10:03 AM PDT · 1589 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.27km WNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Jun 3, 8:37 AM PDT · 1585 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
40. 2.17km SSW of Walker, CAFri, Jun 3, 3:09 PM PDT · 1585 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
41. 1.811 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Jun 6, 6:31 PM PDT · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 20

Before

1. 2.26km NW of Walker, CAMon, Apr 11, 7:48 PM PDT · 1637 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.38km S of Walker, CAMon, Apr 11, 11:12 AM PDT · 1638 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.332km SE of Bodie, CAThu, Apr 7, 9:08 PM PDT · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.26km W of Walker, CAWed, Apr 6, 11:59 PM PDT · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.17km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, Apr 6, 6:47 PM PDT · 1642 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.518 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Apr 4, 10:18 PM PDT · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.14 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 1645 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.97km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Apr 2, 5:07 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.07km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Apr 2, 2:50 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.17km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Apr 2, 2:15 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.78km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Apr 2, 1:55 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.428 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 2:57 AM PDT · 1648 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.36km S of Vallecito, CAFri, Apr 1, 2:14 AM PDT · 1648 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
14. 2.15km W of Walker, CAMon, Mar 28, 3:32 AM PDT · 1652 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.83 km W of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Mar 27, 12:43 PM PDT · 1653 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.16km W of Walker, CASat, Mar 26, 12:00 PM PDT · 1654 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
17. 3.36km W of Walker, CASat, Mar 26, 10:46 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.65km W of Walker, CASat, Mar 26, 4:53 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.25km NW of Walker, CAFri, Mar 25, 2:52 PM PDT · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.35km W of Walker, CAFri, Mar 25, 9:24 AM PDT · 1655 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00837040. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.