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Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake - 27km SE of Bodie, CA, on Monday, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:11 pm (GMT -7) -

Minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake at 7 km depth

4 Oct 03:36 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 hours.
4 Oct 03:56: Magnitude recalculated from 1.4 to 1.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.8 to 6.7 km (from 6.7 to 4.2 mi).

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 3, 2022 23:11:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:11 pm (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.5
Depth	6.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.04067°N / 118.79517°W (California, United States)
Antipode	38.041°S / 61.205°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mono Lake (21 km / 13 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	30 km (19 mi) ENE of Lee Vining (pop: 222) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Mammoth Lakes (pop: 7,950) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SSW of Hawthorne (Nevada) (pop: 3,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) ENE of Yosemite Valley (pop: 1,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (pop: 2,650) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) SSE of Smith Valley (Nevada) (pop: 1,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) SE of Topaz Ranch Estates (Nevada) (pop: 1,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 125 km (78 mi) SE of Gardnerville Ranchos (Nevada) (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10⁷ joules (3.12 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.5	6.7 km	27km SE of Bodie, CA	USGS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Mammoth (MLAC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 46 km / 28 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

Seismic station Mammoth: 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: Tinemaha (TIN/CI network) | Distance from quake: 120 km / 75 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

Seismic station: Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA (CMB/BK network) | Distance from quake: 139 km / 87 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Columbia College, Columbia, 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: Grapevine Ranger Station (GRA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 171 km / 106 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Grapevine Ranger Station: 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: Cottonwood Creek (CWC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 189 km / 117 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Cottonwood Creek: 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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