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M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Walker, California on Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 3:23 AM PDT (10:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada. 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
2025-09-07 10:23:42 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.505° N, 119.532° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.514 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 388 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.639 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 387 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNE of Kings Beach, CA · 387 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.829 km SE of Bodie, CA · 385 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.516 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 384 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.422 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 378 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 378 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 372 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.818 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 371 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 16
  13. 1.516 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 371 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 369 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.52 km S of Coleville, California · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.57 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 359 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.77 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 359 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.07 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 359 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 359 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.47 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 359 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.06 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 358 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 358 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.818 km NNW of Walker, CA · 355 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.47 km S of Markleeville, CA · 353 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.66 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.730 km NE of Mono City, California · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.930 km NE of Mono City, California · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.514 km SSW of Walker, California · 346 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 343 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.927 km SE of Bodie, CA · 343 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.419 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 342 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.414 km E of Bodie, CA · 339 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 335 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 335 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.119 km NNW of Walker, CA · 333 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.816 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 333 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.61 km SE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 331 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.834 km E of Bridgeport, California · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 391 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.39 km SSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA · 393 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.319 km SSE of Bodie, CA · 394 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.53 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 398 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 398 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.18 km SW of Bridgeport, CA · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.714 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 400 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 401 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.015 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 402 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.19 km NNE of Walker, CA · 403 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.724 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 408 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.34 km S of Markleeville, CA · 409 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.619 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 418 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.117 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 419 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.517 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 419 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 13

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00903935. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.