A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Bombay Beach in CA. The temblor was picked up at 10:23:16 / 10:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7.24 km, -115.7173333° West, 33.2983333° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci37707792. Id of event: ci37707792. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.24 km (4 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 17:23:16 / October 1, 2016 @ 5:23 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mexicali, Palm Desert, Bermuda Dunes (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Indio (c. 76 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Palm Desert (c. 48 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Coachella (c. 40 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 6 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA.
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