A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Estacion Coahuila in B.C. in MX. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/12/16 / 2016-12-06 01:36:38 / December 6, 2016 @ 1:36 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.54 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ci37540863. Unique identifier: ci37540863. Exact location of earthquake, -115.0875015° West, 32.1134987° North, depth 15.54 km. The 3.28-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:36:38 / 5:36 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from San Luis Río Colorado (c. 139 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Yuma (c. 93 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from San Luis (c. 25 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yuma, Calexico, Progreso.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 12 km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX.
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