California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Walker, California on Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 2:11 AM PST (10:11 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SSW 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
2024-01-01 10:11:08 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.501° N, 119.499° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1005 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.56 km E of Smith, Nevada · 1004 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.05 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1003 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.76 km E of Smith, Nevada · 1003 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.228 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.815 km SSW of Walker, CA · 999 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 994 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.328 km SE of Bodie, CA · 994 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.514 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 993 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.54 km WSW of Walker, California · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.72 km WSW of Walker, California · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.71 km NNW of Walker, California · 988 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.52 km NW of Walker, California · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.54 km SW of Topaz, California · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.63 km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.60 km WSW of Coleville, California · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.920 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 985 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 984 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.06 km SW of Walker, CA · 982 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.910 km WSW of Kirkwood, CA · 982 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.65 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.36 km NNW of Bodie, CA · 972 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.81 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 971 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.611 km W of Bridgeport, California · 970 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.61 km SSW of Coleville, California · 963 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.732 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 962 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.59 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.611 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 960 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.116 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 960 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 959 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.412 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.011 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.511 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.520 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.56 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.712 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.912 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 954 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.53 km ENE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.60 km ESE of Coleville, California · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.139 km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.617 km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km SE of Markleeville, California · 1010 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1012 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1016 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.629 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.25 km N of Walker, CA · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Walker, California · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.79 km W of Bridgeport, California · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00871127. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.