California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km S of Walker, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km S of Walker, CA on Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 1:22 PM PST (21:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-02-04 21:22:56 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.347° N, 119.440° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Preliminary · ±0.01 · 2 stations
1.83ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.21 · 6 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75308492 (also filed as nn00910389). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.