A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 37 km E of Big Pine, California (23 miles) on Sunday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:57:58 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.3 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.8798 West, latitude 37.0998 North, depth = 6.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/03/16 / 2016-03-20 21:57:58 / March 20, 2016 @ 9:57 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00536346, nc72610010. Id of event: nn00536346.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km E of Big Pine, California. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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