A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 142 km W of Westhaven-Moonstone, California (88 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.51 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:31:12 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/10/17 / 2017-10-06 02:31:12 / October 6, 2017 @ 2:31 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72905101. Id of event: nc72905101. Exact location of event, longitude -125.7771667 West, latitude 41.2375 North, depth = 7.51 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel anything?
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: 142 km W of Westhaven-Moonstone, California.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply