A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Maneadero in B.C. in MX on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/03/16 / 2016-03-01 19:15:22 / March 1, 2016 @ 7:15 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ci37313151. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci37313151. The temblor was reported at 11:15:22 / 11:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -116.9528333 West, latitude 31.6008333 North, depth = 17.68 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.68 km (11 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Primo Tapia, Ensenada, Benito García (El Zorrillo) (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Ensenada (c. 256 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (c. 17 900 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from El Sauzal (c. 9 100 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Benito García (El Zorrillo) (c. 6 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Primo Tapia (c. 5 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 39 km WSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX.
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