A minor earthquake magnitude 3.51 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Maneadero in B.C. in MX on Friday. Global time and date of event 05/08/16 / 2016-08-05 15:25:33 / August 5, 2016 @ 3:25 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:25:33 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.96 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ci37435199. Event ids that are associated: ci37435199. Exact location of earthquake, -116.1278333° West, 31.2011667° North, depth 5.96 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Quintín, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Benito García (El Zorrillo). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (44 miles) from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (c. 17 900 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Vicente Guerrero (c. 12 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Camalú (c. 7 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Benito García (El Zorrillo) (c. 6 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Emiliano Zapata (c. 5 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from San Quintín (c. 5 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX.
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