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M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNE of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Walker, California on Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 6:20 PM PST (02:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km WNW of Walker, CA. 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
2023-01-02 02:20:52 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.528° N, 119.473° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86km WNW of Walker, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.36km NW of Walker, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.86 km E of Coleville, California · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.116km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1365 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.814km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1365 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.518 km E of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.24km WNW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.44km NW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.36km S of Walker, CA · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.55 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.816km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1352 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.526 km NNW of Benton, California · 1352 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.60 km ESE of Walker, California · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CA · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.75 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.06km SSE of Bridgeport, CA · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.113 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 1338 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1338 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.421km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1338 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.511km ENE of Walker, CA · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.86km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.54 km SW of Coleville, California · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.715 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.05km W of Walker, CA · 1314 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.530 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1312 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 1373 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.26km NW of Walker, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.48km NNE of Walker, CA · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.620km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.83km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.219km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.819km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.621km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.220km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.511 km ENE of Walker, California · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.33km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1377 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.524 km NW of Benton, California · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, California · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.512 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1383 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.34km WNW of Walker, CA · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.96km SE of Bridgeport, CA · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00854409. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.