A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 22 km S of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada (14 miles). Id of earthquake: nn00530423. Event ids that are associated: nn00530423. Exact location of earthquake, -119.4026° West, 40.3747° North, depth 9.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/02/16 / 2016-02-08 15:41:59 / February 8, 2016 @ 3:41 pm. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:41:59 / 7:41 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.3 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 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 0 and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km S of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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