A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 15 km SE of Alamo, Nevada (9 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.3 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: nn00523315. Event ids that are associated: nn00523315. The temblor was reported at 10:34:01 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/12/15 / 2015-12-19 18:34:01 / December 19, 2015 @ 6:34 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -115.0508 West, latitude 37.2538 North, depth = 10.3 km.
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 15 km SE of Alamo, Nevada.
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