M2.4 earthquake 4km NW of Walker, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4km NW of Walker, CA on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 7:15 PM PST (03:15 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6km SSE of Bridgeport, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.44	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.214 · 37 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.16 · 5 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73831756 (also filed as nn00854825). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.