Minor mag. 0.9 earthquake - 1 Km ESE of Walker Lake, Nevada, on Saturday, Jul 2, 2022 at 2:31 am (GMT -7) -

Minor magnitude 0.9 earthquake at 13 km depth

2 Jul 09:35 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 2, 2022 09:31:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jul 2, 2022 at 2:31 am (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	0.9
Depth	13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.6436°N / 118.7436°W (Nevada, United States)
Antipode	38.644°S / 61.256°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mono Lake (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) ESE of Walker Lake (pop: 275) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NW of Hawthorne (pop: 3,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) ESE of Gardnerville Ranchos (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) S of Fallon (pop: 8,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) SE of Dayton (Lyon County) (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) ESE of Carson City (pop: 54,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 132 km (82 mi) SE of Sparks (pop: 96,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) SE of Reno (pop: 241,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 22.5°C (72 F), humidity: 20%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁶ joules (0.392 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
0.9	13 km	1 Km ESE of Walker Lake, Nevada	USGS
0.9	13 km	California-Nevada Border Region	RaspberryShake

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