A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Ridgemark in California. The 2.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:28:29 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.1 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/11/17 / 2017-11-25 18:28:29 / November 25, 2017 @ 6:28 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72930685. Id of event: nc72930685. Exact location of earthquake, -121.2519989° West, 36.640667° North, depth 4.1 km.
The epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Salinas (c. 150 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 59 900 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Watsonville (c. 51 200 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Gilroy (c. 48 800 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Morgan Hill (c. 37 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mendota, Santa Cruz, Newman (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 21 km SSE of Ridgemark, California.
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