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Minor mag. 1.3 earthquake - 12km NNE of Bella Vista, CA, on Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 5:07 am (GMT -8) -

Minor magnitude 1.3 earthquake at 7 km depth

3 Dec 18:46 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 3, 2021 13:07:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 5:07 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.3
Depth	6.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.73383°N / 122.16017°W (California, United States)
Antipode	40.734°S / 57.84°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Lassen (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (7 mi) NNE of Bella Vista (pop: 2,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Shasta (Shasta County) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Lake Shasta (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) NE of Redding (pop: 91,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Anderson (Shasta County) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NW of Shingletown (pop: 2,280) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) WSW of Burney (pop: 3,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) N of Red Bluff (Tehama County) (pop: 14,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) E of Weaverville (pop: 3,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) N of Corning (Tehama County) (pop: 7,550) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10⁶ joules (1.56 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.3	6.5 km	12km NNE of Bella Vista, CA	USGS
1.3	6.5 km	Northern California	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Crater Lake Bunk House (CLBH/CC network) | Distance from quake: 242 km / 150 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Crater Lake Bunk House: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Crater Lake Bunk House: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake Bunk House: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR (WIZ/CC network) | Distance from quake: 245 km / 152 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Crater Lake, Cleetwood Cove, OR, USA (CLCV/CC network) | Distance from quake: 249 km / 155 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Crater Lake, Cleetwood Cove, OR, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Cleetwood Cove, OR, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Cleetwood Cove, OR, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA (MCCM/BK network) | Distance from quake: 294 km / 183 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA (SVIC/CC network) | Distance from quake: 332 km / 206 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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