A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Karnes City in Texas. The temblor was detected at 08:24:51 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -97.9663° West, 28.9484° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d0xm. Id of event: us2000d0xm. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 14:24:51 / February 12, 2018 @ 2:24 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lackland Air Force Base, Gonzales, Selma. Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from San Antonio (c. 1 327 400 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Schertz (c. 31 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Seguin (c. 25 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Universal City (c. 18 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Converse (c. 18 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km NW of Karnes City, Texas. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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