A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 22 km NNE of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada (14 miles). The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:53:18 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter). Event id: nn00543343. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00543343, nc72632420. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -119.277 West, latitude 40.7698 North, depth = 18.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.1 km (11 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/05/16 / 2016-05-08 08:53:18 / May 8, 2016 @ 8:53 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 22 km NNE of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada.
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