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Event status: disregarded [?]

Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 1 mi southwest of Rialto, San Bernardino County, California, USA, Monday, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:27 pm (GMT -7) -

3 Oct 23:30 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 3, 2022 23:27:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:27 pm (GMT -7)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.09421°N / 117.37852°W (San Bernardino, California, United States)
Antipode	34.094°S / 62.621°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Lavic Lake (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) SSW of Rialto (pop: 103,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 3 km (2 mi) NNE of Bloomington (San Bernardino County) (pop: 23,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 5 km (3 mi) E of Fontana (pop: 207,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Colton (pop: 54,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) W of San Bernardino (pop: 216,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) N of Riverside (pop: 322,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) E of Rancho Cucamonga (pop: 175,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 620 km (386 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Seven Oaks (SVD/CI network) | Distance from quake: 26 km / 16 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Seven Oaks: 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 Seven Oaks: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Seven Oaks: 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: Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBR/CI network) | Distance from quake: 46 km / 29 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: 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: Green Verdugo Site (DEC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 90 km / 56 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Green Verdugo Site: 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: Barrett (BAR/CI network) | Distance from quake: 170 km / 106 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Barrett: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Barrett: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Barrett: 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: Tinemaha (TIN/CI network) | Distance from quake: 338 km / 210 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tinemaha: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tinemaha: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tinemaha: 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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Rialto ca (0 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : In bed felt me bed move and the watch my TV and make up mirror shake.

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