A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Socorro in New Mexico. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:25:07 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -107.0877 West, latitude 34.1172 North, depth = 5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/17 / 2017-12-12 07:25:07 / December 12, 2017 @ 7:25 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000c391. Event ids that are associated: us2000c391.
The epicenter was 19 km (12 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Belen (c. 7 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Los Chavez (c. 5 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Los Chavez, Belen, Socorro. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 19 km WNW of Socorro, New Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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