A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Bunkerville in Nevada on Friday. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:30:59 / 1:30 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: nn00543092. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005e86, nn00543092. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/16 / 2016-05-06 08:30:59 / May 6, 2016 @ 8:30 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -113.9872° West, 36.4814° North, depth 10.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.1 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ivins, Santa Clara, Saint George (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Saint George (c. 72 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mesquite (c. 15 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Moapa Valley (c. 6 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Ivins (c. 6 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Santa Clara (c. 6 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 30 km SSE of Bunkerville, Nevada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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