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Minor mag. 0.3 earthquake - 43 Km WNW of Beatty, Nevada, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:45 am (GMT -8) -

Minor magnitude 0.3 earthquake at 0 km depth

30 Nov 18:02 UTC: First to report: USGS after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2022 11:45:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:45 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	0.3
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.1241°N / 117.1678°W (Nevada, United States)
Antipode	37.124°S / 62.832°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Ubehebe Craters (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	43 km (27 mi) WNW of Beatty (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) S of Goldfield (pop: 268) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) SSE of Silver Peak (pop: 107) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NE of Keeler (California) (pop: 66) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NE of Lone Pine (California) (pop: 2,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) ENE of Independence (California) (pop: 669) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) E of Big Pine (California) (pop: 1,760) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SE of Dyer (pop: 259) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁵ joules (0.049 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
0.3	0 km	43 Km WNW of Beatty, Nevada	USGS
0.3	0 km	California-Nevada Border Region	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Grapevine Ranger Station (GRA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 23 km / 14 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Grapevine Ranger Station: 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 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, 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: 95 km / 59 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: Cottonwood Creek (CWC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 111 km / 69 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

Seismic station: Mammoth (MLAC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 158 km / 98 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Laurel Mtn (LRL/CI network) | Distance from quake: 189 km / 117 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Laurel Mtn: 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

At magnitude 0.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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Apr 10, 1947 15:58 76 years ago	6.5 6 km	245km / 152mi	21 mi SE of Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA	More
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Nov 4, 1908 08:37 114 years ago	6.5 0 km	126km / 78mi	Inyo County, 46 mi NE of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
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May 27, 1980 14:50 43 years ago	6.2 14 km	151km / 94mi	Mono County, 75 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Jul 6, 1954 22:07 69 years ago	6.2 0 km	269km / 167mi	14 mi SE of Fallon Station, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	More
May 17, 1993 23:20 30 years ago	6.1 3.6 km	54km / 34mi	Inyo County, 102 mi NE of Visalia, Tulare County, California, USA	More
Nov 23, 1984 18:08 38 years ago	6.1 8.1 km	133km / 82mi	Inyo County, 81 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
May 25, 1980 19:44 43 years ago	6.1 12 km	153km / 95mi	Mono County, 77 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
May 25, 1980 16:33 43 years ago	6.1 6.8 km	156km / 97mi	Mono County, 78 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Jun 25, 1933 20:45 90 years ago	6.1 0 km	288km / 179mi	24 mi E of Carson City, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 10, 1916 09:11 106 years ago	6.1 0 km	209km / 130mi	San Bernardino County, California, 56 mi SW of Enterprise, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
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Oct 23, 1916 02:44 106 years ago	6.0 0 km	292km / 182mi	4.5 mi NW of Lebec, Kern County, California, USA	More
Aug 1, 1999 16:06 24 years ago	5.9 6 km	48km / 30mi	Nye County, 138 mi NW of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
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Jun 24, 2020 17:40 3 years ago	5.8 4.7 km	104km / 65mi	12 mi SE of Lone Pine, Inyo County, California, USA	More
Jul 31, 1986 07:22 37 years ago	5.8 5.8 km	113km / 70mi	92 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
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Feb 12, 1976 14:45 47 years ago	5.8 1.2 km	62km / 39mi	79 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jan 3, 1976 19:15 47 years ago	5.8 1.5 km	76km / 47mi	78 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 16, 1969 14:30 53 years ago	5.8 1.2 km	66km / 41mi	33 mi NE of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jul 21, 1986 14:51 37 years ago	5.7 8.5 km	121km / 75mi	Mono County, 89 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
May 25, 1980 20:35 43 years ago	5.7 4.8 km	157km / 98mi	Mono County, 79 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Oct 28, 1975 14:30 47 years ago	5.7 1.3 km	69km / 43mi	78 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jul 21, 1986 22:07 37 years ago	5.6 -0.1 km	118km / 73mi	Mono County, 93 mi NE of Clovis, Fresno County, California, USA	More
Nov 26, 1984 16:21 38 years ago	5.6 6 km	136km / 84mi	Inyo County, 79 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Jun 6, 1973 13:00 50 years ago	5.6 1.1 km	74km / 46mi	74 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Apr 26, 1968 15:00 55 years ago	5.6 1.2 km	66km / 41mi	32 mi NE of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Dec 20, 1966 15:30 56 years ago	5.6 1.2 km	70km / 44mi	33 mi NE of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 14, 1941 16:43 81 years ago	5.6 6 km	136km / 85mi	3.3 mi NE of Swall Meadows, Mono County, California, USA	More
May 6, 1910 16:40 113 years ago	5.6 0 km	113km / 70mi	2.7 mi SW of Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA	More
Jul 6, 2019 03:47 4 years ago	5.5 3.4 km	145km / 90mi	20 mi N of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
May 15, 1999 13:22 24 years ago	5.5 2.9 km	153km / 95mi	Mono County, 75 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Nov 23, 1984 19:12 38 years ago	5.5 10.5 km	132km / 82mi	80 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Sep 7, 1980 04:36 42 years ago	5.5 6 km	156km / 97mi	30 mi SE of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA	More
Mar 17, 1976 14:15 47 years ago	5.5 0.9 km	77km / 48mi	75 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Mar 9, 1976 14:00 47 years ago	5.5 0.9 km	74km / 46mi	79 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 26, 1975 12:30 48 years ago	5.5 6 km	73km / 45mi	77 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Mar 26, 1970 19:00 53 years ago	5.5 1.2 km	59km / 37mi	81 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Dec 19, 1968 16:30 54 years ago	5.5 1.4 km	63km / 39mi	27 mi NE of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Feb 11, 1949 21:05 74 years ago	5.5 6 km	96km / 60mi	Esmeralda County, 19 mi SW of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Aug 9, 1943 05:30 80 years ago	5.5 0 km	150km / 93mi	14 mi S of Mina, Mineral County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 14, 1941 18:39 81 years ago	5.5 16 km	147km / 91mi	1.4 mi NW of Aspen Springs, Mono County, California, USA	More
Sep 14, 1941 18:21 81 years ago	5.5 16 km	147km / 91mi	1.4 mi NW of Aspen Springs, Mono County, California, USA	More
Dec 3, 1938 17:42 84 years ago	5.5 6 km	141km / 88mi	7.8 mi NE of Sunny Slopes, Mono County, California, USA	More
Feb 9, 1934 09:20 89 years ago	5.5 0 km	170km / 106mi	20 mi SE of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA	More
Jan 30, 1934 19:23 89 years ago	5.5 0 km	170km / 106mi	20 mi SE of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 28, 1929 19:49 93 years ago	5.5 0 km	95km / 59mi	19 mi S of Big Pine, Inyo County, California, USA	More
Sep 18, 1927 02:07 95 years ago	5.5 0 km	146km / 91mi	16 mi SE of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA	More
Jan 5, 1912 03:52 111 years ago	5.5 0 km	113km / 70mi	2.7 mi SW of Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA	More
Jul 6, 2019 04:18 4 years ago	5.4 7.4 km	143km / 89mi	20 mi N of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
Jul 6, 2019 03:23 4 years ago	5.4 12 km	152km / 95mi	13 mi N of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
Sep 18, 2004 23:43 18 years ago	5.4 0.4 km	165km / 103mi	31 mi NE of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA	More
Sep 18, 2004 23:02 18 years ago	5.4 3.4 km	166km / 103mi	30 mi NE of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA	More
Aug 17, 1995 22:39 27 years ago	5.4 4.8 km	156km / 97mi	10.6 mi N of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
Jun 29, 1992 10:14 31 years ago	5.4 9.1 km	91km / 57mi	38 mi NW of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Aug 13, 1987 13:59 35 years ago	5.4 0 km	100km / 62mi	59 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
May 31, 1984 13:03 39 years ago	5.4 0 km	106km / 66mi	Nye County, 80 mi NW of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
Feb 12, 1982 14:55 41 years ago	5.4 0 km	63km / 39mi	75 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jul 25, 1980 19:05 43 years ago	5.4 0.7 km	63km / 39mi	77 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Mar 17, 1976 14:45 47 years ago	5.4 0.8 km	99km / 61mi	Nye County, 81 mi NW of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 20, 1975 15:00 47 years ago	5.4 0.8 km	72km / 45mi	73 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 19, 1975 13:00 48 years ago	5.4 0.9 km	79km / 49mi	81 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 3, 1975 14:20 48 years ago	5.4 0.7 km	62km / 38mi	84 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
May 14, 1975 14:00 48 years ago	5.4 0.8 km	62km / 39mi	75 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 30, 1966 22:15 57 years ago	5.4 0.8 km	80km / 50mi	38 mi NE of Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 13, 1963 17:00 59 years ago	5.4 0.7 km	102km / 63mi	Nye County, 39 mi NW of Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
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Feb 1, 1934 11:45 89 years ago	5.4 0 km	170km / 106mi	20 mi SE of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 13, 2020 09:13 2 years ago	5.3 4.8 km	131km / 81mi	35 mi W of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
May 22, 2020 00:22 3 years ago	5.3 6.9 km	135km / 84mi	33 mi W of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 27, 1996 20:17 26 years ago	5.3 0 km	124km / 77mi	Inyo County, 31 mi N of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA	More
Oct 13, 1988 14:00 34 years ago	5.3 0 km	99km / 62mi	61 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 24, 1987 15:00 35 years ago	5.3 0 km	71km / 44mi	74 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Apr 2, 1985 20:00 38 years ago	5.3 0 km	101km / 63mi	61 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jul 3, 1983 18:40 40 years ago	5.3 8.7 km	156km / 97mi	Mono County, 76 mi NE of Fresno, California, USA	More
Aug 5, 1982 13:59 41 years ago	5.3 0 km	110km / 68mi	62 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jan 15, 1981 20:25 42 years ago	5.3 0.6 km	100km / 62mi	61 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 12, 1980 17:15 43 years ago	5.3 6 km	66km / 41mi	79 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 6, 1979 15:00 43 years ago	5.3 0.6 km	99km / 62mi	61 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 11, 1979 13:59 44 years ago	5.3 0.7 km	77km / 48mi	79 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Sep 27, 1978 17:20 44 years ago	5.3 0.6 km	102km / 63mi	60 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Aug 31, 1978 14:00 44 years ago	5.3 0.7 km	74km / 46mi	77 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Dec 14, 1977 15:30 45 years ago	5.3 0.7 km	96km / 60mi	84 mi NW of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
Nov 9, 1977 22:00 45 years ago	5.3 0.7 km	99km / 62mi	60 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Aug 19, 1977 17:55 45 years ago	5.3 0.7 km	99km / 61mi	82 mi NW of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
Aug 26, 1976 14:30 46 years ago	5.3 0 km	96km / 60mi	83 mi NW of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA	More
Feb 14, 1976 11:30 47 years ago	5.3 1.2 km	68km / 42mi	75 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Jun 3, 1975 14:40 48 years ago	5.3 0.6 km	100km / 62mi	61 mi N of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, USA	More
Apr 11, 2020 14:36 3 years ago	5.2 8.5 km	172km / 107mi	31 mi NE of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA	More
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