California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Walker, California on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:52 AM PDT (17:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km E of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-09-27 17:52:13 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.479° N, 119.541° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320 km E of Markleeville, CA · 32 hr ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.818 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.