A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Mentone in CA on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/17 / 2017-02-10 10:10:32 / February 10, 2017 @ 10:10 am. Exact location, longitude -117.046669° West, latitude 34.128334° North, depth = 9.32 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.32 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:10:32 / 2:10 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ci37580807. Ids that are associated to the event: ci37580807, nc72762426.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orange, Valinda, Ladera Ranch (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 38 km (23 miles) from Riverside (c. 303 900 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from San Bernardino (c. 209 900 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Fontana (c. 196 100 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Moreno Valley (c. 193 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Rancho Cucamonga (c. 165 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ontario (c. 163 900 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 NE of Mentone, CA.
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