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Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake - 12km NW of Burney, CA, on Friday, Nov 18, 2022 at 2:09 am (GMT -8) -

Minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake at 14 km depth

18 Nov 23:48 UTC: First to report: USGS after 14 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 18, 2022 10:09:55 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Nov 18, 2022 at 2:09 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.5
Depth	14.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.958°N / 121.76417°W (California, United States)
Antipode	40.958°S / 58.236°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Lassen (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (8 mi) NW of Burney (pop: 3,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) NE of Bella Vista (pop: 2,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ENE of Lake Shasta (Shasta County) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ENE of Lake Shasta (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NE of Redding (pop: 91,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) NE of Anderson (Shasta County) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NNE of Red Bluff (Tehama County) (pop: 14,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) WNW of Susanville (Lassen County) (pop: 15,200) \| 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	14 km	12km NW of Burney, CA	USGS
1.5	14 km	Northern California	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Crater Lake Bunk House (CLBH/CC network) | Distance from quake: 219 km / 136 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Crater Lake Bunk House: 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 Crater Lake Bunk House: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake Bunk House: 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: Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR (WIZ/CC network) | Distance from quake: 222 km / 138 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Crater Lake, Wizard Island, OR: 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: Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA (SVIC/CC network) | Distance from quake: 302 km / 187 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Surveyor's Cave, OR, 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: Central Pumice Cone, Newberry Volcano (CPCO/CC network) | Distance from quake: 310 km / 193 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Central Pumice Cone, Newberry Volcano: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Central Pumice Cone, Newberry Volcano: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Central Pumice Cone, Newberry Volcano: 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: Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA (MCCM/BK network) | Distance from quake: 327 km / 203 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, 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

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