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Light mag. 2.8 earthquake - 7.5 mi southwest of Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, on Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 at 1:49 pm (GMT -8) -

Light magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 4 km depth

19 Nov 21:52 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
19 Nov 22:22: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 3.5 km (from 2.5 to 2.2 mi).

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 19, 2022 21:49:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 at 1:49 pm (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	3.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.57117°N / 120.80617°W (San Luis Obispo, California, United States)
Antipode	35.571°S / 59.194°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Golden Trout Creek (241 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	9 km (6 mi) WNW of Templeton (San Luis Obispo County) (pop: 7,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo County) (pop: 27,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) NW of Atascadero (San Luis Obispo County) (pop: 29,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) N of Morro Bay (San Luis Obispo County) (pop: 10,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) E of Cambria (San Luis Obispo County) (pop: 6,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNW of San Luis Obispo (pop: 47,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) NNW of Santa Maria (pop: 105,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 340 km (211 mi) S of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 19°C (66 F), humidity: 24%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	3.5 km	9km WNW of Templeton, CA	USGS
2.6	5 km	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA	EMSC
2.8	3.5 km	Central California	RaspberryShake
2.8	10 km	Central California	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Simmler (SMM/CI network) | Distance from quake: 79 km / 49 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

Seismic station Simmler: 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: Mcpherson Peak (MPP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 118 km / 73 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Mcpherson Peak: 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: San Andreas Geophysical Obs., Hollister, CA, USA (SAO/BK network) | Distance from quake: 145 km / 90 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station San Andreas Geophysical Obs., Hollister, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station San Andreas Geophysical Obs., Hollister, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station San Andreas Geophysical Obs., Hollister, 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: Isabella (ISA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 211 km / 131 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Isabella: 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: Mt. Baldy Ranger Station (BFS/CI network) | Distance from quake: 323 km / 201 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Mt. Baldy 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

User reports for this quake (1)

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Templeton (7.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Upstairs in my room sitting on my bed felt the bed move side to side, windows rattle. | One user found this interesting.

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