A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Devore in California on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 18:18:15 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/15 / 2015-12-30 02:18:15 / December 30, 2015 @ 2:18 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ci37507696. Unique identifier: ci37507696. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.69 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 5.69 km, -117.4128342° West, 34.1889992° North.
The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Anaheim (c. 336 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 324 500 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Riverside (c. 303 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Irvine (c. 212 400 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from San Bernardino (c. 209 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Costa Mesa, Rossmoor, Paramount (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km SSW of Devore, California.
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