Earthquake Information
Chronological Earthquake Index
Walker Pass Earthquake
TYPE OF FAULTING: normal, with some right-lateral strike-slip
TIME: March 15, 1946 / 5:49 am, PST
LOCATION: 35° 43.5' N, 118° 03.3' W 8 km (5 miles) NNW of Walker Pass
MAGNITUDE: MW6.0
DEPTH: 21 km
FAULT: Never identified
