A minor earthquake magnitude 3.45 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 38 km SW of Stovepipe Wells, California (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/16 / 2016-05-13 14:50:39 / May 13, 2016 @ 2:50 pm. The temblor was detected at 07:50:39 / 7:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -117.4673309 West, latitude 36.3801651 North, depth = -1.18 km. Unique identifier: ci37566648. Ids that are associated to the event: ci37566648, nc72635160. The epicenter was at a depth of -1.18 km (-1 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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