A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.68 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Isla Vista in California on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.32 km (1 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -120.0250015° West, 34.4005013° North, depth 2.32 km. The temblor was detected at 17:31:10 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 01:31:10 / January 7, 2018 @ 1:31 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ci37848263. Ids that are associated to the event: ci37848263.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Oxnard (c. 197 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Oxnard Shores (c. 187 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Santa Maria (c. 99 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ventura (c. 96 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Santa Barbara (c. 88 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Lompoc (c. 42 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nipomo, Port Hueneme, El Rio (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 15 km W of Isla Vista, California.
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