A minor earthquake magnitude 3.96 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from West Bishop in California on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -118.5113297° West, latitude 37.4095001° North, depth = 7.64 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:14:46 / 11:14 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.64 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: nc72571551. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72571551. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/15 / 2015-12-24 19:14:46 / December 24, 2015 @ 7:14 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Mammoth Lakes (c. 8 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mammoth Lakes.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 7 km NW of West Bishop, California.
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