A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Alamo in CA on Monday. The temblor was reported at 03:55:02 / 3:55 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/18 / 2018-04-30 11:55:02 / April 30, 2018 @ 11:55 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73008716. Id of event: nc73008716. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.75 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 6.75 km, -121.9901657° West, 37.8740005° North.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salida, Saint Helena, Rohnert Park. Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from San Jose (c. 945 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from San Francisco (c. 805 200 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Oakland (c. 390 700 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Stockton (c. 291 700 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Fremont (c. 214 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 4 km NE of Alamo, CA.
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