M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 5:17 PM PST

UTC

2022-11-09 01:17:16 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.533° N, 119.497° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

131°

Stations used

9

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast3 kmNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast45 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast114 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast511 kmNNW

After

1. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Nov 9, 7:10 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
2. 3.13km W of Walker, CASat, Nov 12, 5:11 AM PST · 1423 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
3. 2.33km W of Walker, CASat, Nov 12, 5:52 AM PST · 1423 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.9California-Nevada border regionMon, Nov 14, 1:13 AM PST · 1421 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.37km NW of Walker, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:00 AM PST · 1418 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.04km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Nov 18, 4:47 AM PST · 1417 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.26km WSW of Walker, CASun, Nov 20, 2:47 PM PST · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.66 km W of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Nov 24, 6:31 PM PST · 1410 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.64 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 4:28 AM PST · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.64 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 4:28 AM PST · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.36km NW of Walker, CAMon, Dec 12, 10:12 AM PST · 1392 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.76 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaMon, Dec 12, 10:14 PM PST · 1392 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CATue, Dec 13, 5:41 AM PST · 1392 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 12:45 PM PST · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.51 km SSE of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 11:38 AM PST · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.52 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 2:38 PM PST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:10 PM PST · 1389 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.75km WSW of Markleeville, CAFri, Dec 16, 8:48 AM PST · 1389 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Dec 16, 1:10 PM PST · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.32km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 17, 8:32 AM PST · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.214 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Dec 18, 10:45 AM PST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.96km SE of Bridgeport, CASun, Dec 18, 5:08 PM PST · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, NevadaSun, Dec 18, 7:43 PM PST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CAWed, Dec 21, 12:23 AM PST · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Dec 21, 9:51 AM PST · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
26. 2.34km WNW of Walker, CAWed, Dec 21, 6:33 PM PST · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Dec 22, 7:06 AM PST · 1383 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
28. 1.512 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Dec 23, 6:17 AM PST · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
29. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaMon, Dec 26, 12:33 AM PST · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
30. 1.524 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 26, 4:08 PM PST · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.33km ENE of Dollar Point, CATue, Dec 27, 11:35 PM PST · 1377 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.511 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 28, 12:20 AM PST · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.220km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Dec 28, 3:54 PM PST · 1376 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
34. 1.621km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Dec 28, 4:46 PM PST · 1376 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.819km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Dec 28, 6:02 PM PST · 1376 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.219km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Dec 28, 9:17 PM PST · 1376 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.83km ENE of Dollar Point, CAThu, Dec 29, 6:21 AM PST · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
38. 2.620km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Dec 29, 3:03 PM PST · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.48km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Dec 29, 5:34 PM PST · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
40. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSat, Dec 31, 10:17 AM PST · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
41. 2.26km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 31, 12:05 PM PST · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.85 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaSun, Jan 1, 12:46 AM PST · 1373 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.51 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 6:20 PM PST · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.86km WNW of Walker, CATue, Jan 3, 9:27 PM PST · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.36km NW of Walker, CATue, Jan 3, 9:28 PM PST · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
46. 1.86 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 5:27 AM PST · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.74 km W of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 7:03 AM PST · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CAMon, Nov 7, 7:26 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.88 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 1:35 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
3. 3.24km W of Walker, CAMon, Nov 7, 11:41 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 12
4. 2.93km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Nov 7, 11:32 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
5. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 1428 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.712 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Nov 6, 11:53 PM PST · 1428 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.67km ESE of Mesa Vista, CAFri, Nov 4, 9:00 AM PDT · 1431 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.4NevadaTue, Nov 1, 10:00 AM PDT · 1434 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 48
9. 2.23km W of Walker, CAMon, Oct 31, 3:23 AM PDT · 1435 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
10. 3.06km NW of Walker, CATue, Oct 25, 11:24 PM PDT · 1440 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
11. 1.521 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 23, 12:41 AM PDT · 1443 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.09km W of Bridgeport, CASat, Oct 22, 8:51 PM PDT · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Oct 20, 8:46 AM PDT · 1446 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.621km SE of Bodie, CAThu, Oct 20, 8:46 AM PDT · 1446 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.421km SE of Bodie, CAThu, Oct 20, 2:10 AM PDT · 1446 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.51 km W of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Oct 18, 8:25 PM PDT · 1447 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.714km E of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Oct 18, 4:14 AM PDT · 1448 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.312km SW of Walker, CAMon, Oct 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 1449 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.025km SE of Bodie, CASun, Oct 16, 1:44 PM PDT · 1449 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.48km NNE of Walker, CASun, Oct 16, 6:43 AM PDT · 1450 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00850909. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.