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Minor mag. 1.1 earthquake - 16 Km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 6:02 am (GMT -8) -

Minor magnitude 1.1 earthquake at 6 km depth

29 Nov 19:50 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 14:02:15 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 6:02 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.1
Depth	5.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.6871°N / 118.5671°W (Nevada, United States)
Antipode	38.687°S / 61.433°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mono Lake (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	17 km (10 mi) ENE of Walker Lake (pop: 275) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Hawthorne (pop: 3,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) ESE of Yerington (pop: 3,060) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) E of Smith Valley (pop: 1,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) E of Topaz Ranch Estates (pop: 1,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (56 mi) SSE of Fallon (pop: 8,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) SE of Silver Springs Station (Lyon County) (pop: 5,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) SE of Dayton (Lyon County) (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁶ joules (0.783 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.1	5.7 km	16 Km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada	USGS
1.1	5.7 km	California-Nevada Border Region	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Mammoth (MLAC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 120 km / 74 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: Columbia College, Columbia, CA, USA (CMB/BK network) | Distance from quake: 174 km / 108 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: Tinemaha (TIN/CI network) | Distance from quake: 184 km / 114 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: Grapevine Ranger Station (GRA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 216 km / 134 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: 254 km / 158 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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