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M1.6 earthquake 6 km E of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km E of Walker, California on Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 11:46 PM PDT (06:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NNW of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-10-03 06:46:48 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.517° N, 119.398° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km W of Walker, California · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.930 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.58 km WNW of Walker, CA · 1078 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1077 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.518 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1075 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.25 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 299
  9. 2.96 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.35 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 18
  11. 2.35 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.52 km S of Coleville, California · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.15 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.05 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.75 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.76 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.35 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1073 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.55 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1073 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1070 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.630 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.229 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.430 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.513 km NE of Walker, California · 1070 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.71 km SSE of Coleville, California · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.628 km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.219 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 1063 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.54 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.021 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.120 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.45 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.119 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.68 km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.88 km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.39 km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1061 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.38 km WNW of Walker, CA · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.430 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.86 km N of Yerington, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.24 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.94 km W of Walker, California · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.71 km NE of East Valley, Nevada · 1050 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.620 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.75 km W of Walker, California · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1046 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1046 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.79 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1046 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.525 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.230 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1046 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.730 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1045 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.98 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.610 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1043 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.512 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1098 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.613 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.713 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.72 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1101 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.612 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.614 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.55 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.50 km E of Coleville, California · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.030 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.66 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.511 km NE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.833 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.23 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1113 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.54 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 1113 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.04 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1113 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.54 km N of Dollar Point, CA · 1113 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00866664. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.