A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Big Bear Lake in California on Sunday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:38:13 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 05:38:13 / March 14, 2016 @ 5:38 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.24 km (1 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ci37535416. Unique identifier: ci37535416. Exact location of event, depth 2.24 km, -116.9248333° West, 34.3295° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Riverside (c. 303 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from San Bernardino (c. 209 900 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Fontana (c. 196 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Moreno Valley (c. 193 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Rancho Cucamonga (c. 165 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Montclair, Thousand Palms, Home Gardens (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km N of Big Bear Lake, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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