California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km WSW of Walker, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Walker, California on Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 11:08 PM PDT (06:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5km W of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-03-17 06:08:10 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.499° N, 119.534° 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
±1.09
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
9

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1298 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.728km SE of Bodie, CA · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1296 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.5Nevada · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.71km WNW of Walker, CA · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.5Nevada · 1292 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.16km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1287 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.53km WNW of Walker, CA · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.37km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1283 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.95km W of Walker, CA · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.116 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.52 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.11 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.94km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.94km N of Dollar Point, CA · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.15km WNW of Walker, CA · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.35km WNW of Walker, CA · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.84km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.91 km NE of Carnelian Bay, California · 1264 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.27km WNW of Walker, CA · 1262 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.537km SE of Bodie, CA · 1259 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.79 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1256 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.59 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.024km SE of Bodie, CA · 1255 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.55 km SW of Coleville, California · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1252 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.524 km E of Mono City, California · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.618km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1243 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.237km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1241 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.116km E of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1311 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1312 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.530 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.05km W of Walker, CA · 1314 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.715 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.54 km SW of Coleville, California · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.86km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00857144. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.