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Minor mag. 0.3 earthquake - 60 Km WNW of Beatty, Nevada, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 6:25 am (GMT -8) -

Minor magnitude 0.3 earthquake at 9 km depth

1 Dec 21:12 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 14:25:35 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 6:25 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	0.3
Depth	9.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.0564°N / 117.4148°W (Nevada, United States)
Antipode	37.056°S / 62.585°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Ubehebe Craters (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	61 km (38 mi) WNW of Beatty (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SSW of Goldfield (pop: 268) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) ENE of Independence (California) (pop: 669) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) NE of Lone Pine (California) (pop: 2,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) E of Big Pine (California) (pop: 1,760) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SE of Dyer (pop: 259) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Bishop (California) (pop: 3,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (California) (pop: 2,650) \| 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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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
0.3	9.1 km	60 Km WNW of Beatty, Nevada	USGS
0.3	9.1 km	California-Nevada Border Region	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Grapevine Ranger Station (GRA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 8 km / 5 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: 72 km / 45 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: 91 km / 56 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: 141 km / 88 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: Shoshone (SHO/CI network) | Distance from quake: 164 km / 102 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Shoshone: 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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