M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 4:00 AM PDT

UTC

2025-10-21 11:00:28 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.410° N, 119.565° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

13

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast14 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast55 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast126 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast499 kmNNW

After

1. 1.530 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaThu, Oct 23, 1:24 PM PDT · 342 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.927 km SE of Bodie, CAThu, Oct 23, 1:31 PM PDT · 342 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.419 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Oct 25, 5:30 AM PDT · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Oct 27, 2:59 AM PDT · 338 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.414 km E of Bodie, CATue, Oct 28, 9:54 AM PDT · 337 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.54 km W of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Oct 31, 6:01 PM PDT · 334 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Oct 31, 7:16 PM PDT · 334 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.119 km NNW of Walker, CASun, Nov 2, 8:35 PM PST · 332 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.816 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAMon, Nov 3, 3:17 AM PST · 331 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.61 km SE of Johnson Lane, NevadaTue, Nov 4, 7:34 PM PST · 330 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Nov 4, 10:47 PM PST · 330 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.834 km E of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 11:04 PM PST · 329 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.53 km W of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 7, 12:41 AM PST · 327 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 10, 12:39 PM PST · 324 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.527 km SE of Bodie, CATue, Nov 18, 9:27 PM PST · 316 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.620 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Nov 19, 3:30 PM PST · 315 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.420 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Nov 19, 4:33 PM PST · 315 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.26 km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Nov 28, 5:10 AM PST · 306 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.24 km SW of Walker, CASun, Nov 30, 7:17 AM PST · 304 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.217 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Nov 30, 4:25 PM PST · 304 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 1, 6:29 AM PST · 303 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.46 km SW of Markleeville, CASat, Dec 6, 6:15 PM PST · 298 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
23. 2.222 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Dec 7, 1:20 AM PST · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.07 km SW of Markleeville, CASun, Dec 7, 5:35 AM PST · 297 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.39 km SE of Dollar Point, CASun, Dec 7, 11:22 PM PST · 297 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.617 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 8, 12:16 PM PST · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
27. 2.012 km N of Lee Vining, CATue, Dec 9, 8:25 PM PST · 295 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
28. 2.317 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 15, 12:47 AM PST · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.617 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 15, 12:50 AM PST · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 15, 2:54 AM PST · 289 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
31. 2.07 km N of Bridgeport, CAMon, Dec 15, 1:27 PM PST · 289 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.930 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 3:31 AM PDT · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.730 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 1:41 PM PDT · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.47 km S of Markleeville, CAMon, Oct 13, 5:40 PM PDT · 352 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.818 km NNW of Walker, CASat, Oct 11, 11:08 PM PDT · 354 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Oct 9, 11:20 AM PDT · 356 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.47 km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Oct 8, 9:23 AM PDT · 357 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Oct 8, 6:20 AM PDT · 357 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.07 km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Oct 8, 3:51 AM PDT · 357 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.77 km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Oct 8, 2:50 AM PDT · 357 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.57 km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Oct 8, 2:38 AM PDT · 357 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.52 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Oct 2, 5:20 PM PDT · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Oct 2, 9:14 AM PDT · 363 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CASun, Sep 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 367 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Sep 28, 3:20 AM PDT · 367 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.516 km NE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Sep 26, 6:17 AM PDT · 369 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.542 km S of Qualeys Camp, NVFri, Sep 26, 12:29 AM PDT · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.818 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Sep 25, 11:05 PM PDT · 370 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 16
18. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CAWed, Sep 24, 12:36 PM PDT · 371 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 23, 4:39 PM PDT · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00906180. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.