A minor earthquake magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Maneadero in B.C. in MX. The temblor was reported at 05:57:09 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ci37765327. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci37765327. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/09/17 / 2017-09-17 13:57:09 / September 17, 2017 @ 1:57 pm. Exact location, longitude -115.8823333° West, latitude 31.6215° North, depth = 9.25 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.25 km (6 miles).
Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Ensenada (c. 256 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (c. 17 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Benito García (El Zorrillo) (c. 6 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ensenada, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Benito García (El Zorrillo).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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