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M1.7 earthquake 4 km W of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Walker, California on Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 7:03 AM PST (15:03 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-01-06 15:03:56 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.523° N, 119.531° 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
123°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1365 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.814km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1365 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.518 km E of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.24km WNW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.44km NW of Walker, CA · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.36km S of Walker, CA · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1353 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.816km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1352 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.526 km NNW of Benton, California · 1352 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.60 km ESE of Walker, California · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Coleville, California · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CA · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.75 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.06km SSE of Bridgeport, CA · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.113 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 1338 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1338 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.421km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1338 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.511km ENE of Walker, CA · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.86km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.54 km SW of Coleville, California · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.715 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.05km W of Walker, CA · 1314 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.530 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1312 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.116km E of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1311 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.728 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km E of Coleville, California · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.36km NW of Walker, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.86km WNW of Walker, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Walker, California · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 1373 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.26km NW of Walker, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.48km NNE of Walker, CA · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.620km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.83km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.219km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.819km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.621km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.220km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1376 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.511 km ENE of Walker, California · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.33km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1377 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.524 km NW of Benton, California · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, California · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.512 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1383 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.34km WNW of Walker, CA · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00854589. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.