A minor earthquake magnitude 3.54 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Maneadero in B.C. in MX. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 10:22:30 / February 20, 2018 @ 10:22 am. The 3.54-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:22:30 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -116.114502 West, latitude 31.7981663 North, depth = 11.65 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ci38112440. Unique identifier: ci38112440. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.65 km (7 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Ensenada (c. 256 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (c. 17 900 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from El Sauzal (c. 9 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Benito García (El Zorrillo) (c. 6 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was El Sauzal, Ensenada, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 thirty-two 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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