A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Fontana in California on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 03:32:32 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -117.4729996° West, 34.1549988° North, depth 11.15 km. Id of earthquake: ci37272407. Event ids that are associated: ci37272407. Global time and date of event 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 11:32:32 / November 13, 2015 @ 11:32 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.15 km (7 miles).
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Los Angeles (c. 3 792 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Anaheim (c. 336 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 324 500 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Riverside (c. 303 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Irvine (c. 212 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Burbank, Willowbrook, Palmdale (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Questions or comments?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km NNW of Fontana, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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Carlos
I live in fontana I just heard it coming but it didn’t shake..