A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Calipatria in CA on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 14:31:41 / 2:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 21:31:41 / October 1, 2016 @ 9:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 7.1 km, -115.6196671° West, 33.1430016° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.1 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ci37707960. Unique identifier: ci37707960.
Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Coachella (c. 40 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coachella, Puebla, Mecca (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 10 km W of Calipatria, CA.
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