A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Santa Barbara Is. in CA on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -119.083 West, latitude 33.4176667 North, depth = 10.28 km. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:40:27 / 2:40 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ci38021952. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38021952. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.28 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/10/17 / 2017-10-09 10:40:27 / October 9, 2017 @ 10:40 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Rancho Palos Verdes (c. 41 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Palos Verdes Estates (c. 13 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Malibu (c. 12 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Malibu.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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