A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.96 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon (42 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.8392 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -119.6288 West, latitude 41.8878 North, depth = 7.8392 km. The temblor was detected at 15:07:07 / 3:07 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/15 / 2015-07-22 22:07:07 / July 22, 2015 @ 10:07 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: nn00503084. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00503084.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 68 km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon.
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