A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Poth in Texas on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 08:56:55 / January 7, 2018 @ 8:56 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:56:55 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c1ny. Id of event: us1000c1ny. Exact location of earthquake, -98.1699° West, 28.8503° North, depth 5 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cibolo, Schertz, Universal City (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from San Antonio (c. 1 327 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Schertz (c. 31 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Universal City (c. 18 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Converse (c. 18 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cibolo (c. 15 300 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 25 km SSW of Poth, Texas.
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