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95066 / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 5-10 s : Loud, jaring, drop, longer quiet rolling
Minor mag. 0.9 earthquake - 4km S of Portola Valley, CA, on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022 at 4:23 am (GMT -7) -
Minor magnitude 0.9 earthquake at 11 km depth
5 Jul 17:14 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 5, 2022 11:23:26 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022 at 4:23 am (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 0.9 |
| Depth | 10.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.3465°N / 122.23067°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 37.347°S / 57.769°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Clear Lake (187 km / 116 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (3 mi) S of Portola Valley (San Mateo County) (pop: 4,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) SW of Palo Alto (pop: 66,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Mountain View (pop: 80,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) S of Redwood City (pop: 85,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) W of seonibeil (pop: 151,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) W of Santa Clara (pop: 126,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) W of San Jose (pop: 1,026,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) SSE of San Francisco (pop: 864,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 106 joules (0.392 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 0.9 | 10.5 km | 4km S of Portola Valley, CA | USGS |
| 0.9 | 10.5 km | Central California | RaspberryShake |
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