M1.5 earthquake 5 km W of Walker, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 3:39 PM PST

UTC

2026-01-15 23:39:04 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.507° N, 119.537° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

11

• Walker, CaliforniaPopulation 721. Forecast5 kmW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast46 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast116 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast509 kmNNW

After

1. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 3:07 AM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 9:45 PM PST · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
4. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 3:29 AM PST · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 1:38 PM PST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.630 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 1:40 PM PST · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.714 km NNW of Lee Vining, CASun, Feb 1, 3:20 AM PST · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.910 km NNE of Fish Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:43 PM PST · 241 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 3:51 AM PST · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.919 km S of Walker, CAWed, Feb 4, 1:22 PM PST · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.416 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:44 AM PST · 236 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.94 km NNE of Dollar Point, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:55 PM PST · 233 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.83 km NNE of Dollar Point, CATue, Feb 10, 2:42 AM PST · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CATue, Feb 10, 2:45 AM PST · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.315 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:41 AM PST · 231 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.60 km SW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.15 km W of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 230 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.822 km SSW of Tahoma, CAFri, Feb 13, 11:36 PM PST · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.827 km SE of Bodie, CASat, Feb 14, 9:24 AM PST · 228 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 17, 12:15 AM PST · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.78 km SSW of Dayton, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 2:55 PM PST · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.517 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:47 PM PST · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.022 km SSW of Tahoma, CASat, Feb 21, 11:03 AM PST · 221 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 5:51 AM PST · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 11:20 AM PST · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.812 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 27, 4:59 PM PST · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.328 km SE of Bodie, CATue, Mar 3, 5:39 AM PST · 211 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
28. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 3, 10:45 PM PST · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 1:29 PM PST · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
30. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 2:42 AM PDT · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 2.216 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Jan 13, 4:23 AM PST · 260 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 13, 1:53 AM PST · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 6, 11:21 PM PST · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.61 km SE of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Jan 4, 6:24 PM PST · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.82 km NNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:00 PM PST · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:38 AM PST · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.113 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Dec 31, 11:11 PM PST · 272 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.712 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 9:26 PM PST · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Dec 29, 1:22 AM PST · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
10. 3.339 km E of Lee Vining, CASun, Dec 28, 11:02 AM PST · 276 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
11. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 27, 7:20 AM PST · 277 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 20
12. 1.619 km SSE of Bodie, CAWed, Dec 24, 11:31 AM PST · 280 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.319 km SSE of Bodie, CATue, Dec 23, 11:27 PM PST · 280 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.919 km ENE of Lee Vining, CATue, Dec 23, 5:37 PM PST · 280 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.217 km ENE of Lee Vining, CAMon, Dec 22, 8:25 PM PST · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909566. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.