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Ventura, ca / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : A jolt I was sitting down in dinning room having coffee I felt jolt and my window shook for a second or 2 then there was no more.... Ventura, ca
Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 4km W of Walker, CA, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 2:22 pm (GMT -7) -
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Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 4 km depth
29 Jun 21:24 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
30 Jun 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.7 to 3.9 km (from 2.3 to 2.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
30 Jun 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.7 to 3.9 km (from 2.3 to 2.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 29, 2022 21:22:08 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 2:22 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 3.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.521°N / 119.5215°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 38.521°S / 60.479°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mono Lake (72 km / 45 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) W of Walker (pop: 721) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) S of Topaz Ranch Estates (Nevada) (pop: 1,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Smith Valley (Nevada) (pop: 1,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSE of Gardnerville Ranchos (Nevada) (pop: 11,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SE of South Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County) (pop: 21,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SSE of Johnson Lane (Douglas County, Nevada) (pop: 6,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SSE of Carson City (Nevada) (pop: 54,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) S of Dayton (Lyon County, Nevada) (pop: 8,960) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  30.3°C (87 F), humidity: 16%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 3.9 km | 4km W of Walker, CA | USGS |
| 2.3 | 3.9 km | California-Nevada Border Region | RaspberryShake |
| 2.3 | 4 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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