A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Coalinga in California on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -120.4915009° West, 35.9426651° North, depth 10.27 km. The temblor was reported at 10:53:15 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.27 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/09/15 / 2015-09-12 17:53:15 / September 12, 2015 @ 5:53 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: nc72524386. Ids that are associated to the event: nc72524386.
The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from San Luis Obispo (c. 45 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Atascadero (c. 28 300 pop), 39 km (25 miles) from Paso Robles (c. 27 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Lemoore (c. 24 500 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Avenal (c. 15 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Los Osos, Lemoore, San Luis Obispo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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